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Ross Crawford wrote:
> > - Web browsers are NOT easy to browse through posts, because they don't
> > display message trees like a good newsreader, and it's harder to keep track
> > of posts you read and posts you didn't read.
>
> 1. Every message displays the entire thread tree at the bottom, until it
> gets too large, at which point it can be displayed on a separate page.
But one problem with the dots display compared to how newsreaders handle
trees is that it doesn't list the subject and author.
> 2. If you use several different computers (or switch between news & browser)
> it's harder, although you can use the the highlight feature. But if you
> mostly use the same machine, most browsers automatically display links
> you've already visited in a different colour.
The trouble is the web browser eventually forgets that you visited a
website, also, you can't mark the post "unread".
Frank
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| (...) Well, again not as good as listing in newsreader, but hovering your mouse over the dots will display the subject and poster name. No the web interface isn't as good in some areas as the newsreader, but it's definitely usable once you get used (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| (...) Well I'd say that depends a lot on what you're used to - I rarely have trouble searching for posts using the browser interface. (...) Agreed. (...) 1. Every message displays the entire thread tree at the bottom, until it gets too large, at (...) (22 years ago, 8-May-03, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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