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Just noticed a way in which Netscape Communicator 4.75 is screwed up. It determines threads solely by subject (unless I'm missing a configuration option, I remember WinVN had several options for how to handle threading which gave you a choice as to (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Happy Keyboard
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I've done that, too, except I just used the 1x1 cylinder. Alan (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Noncompliant software (was: Re: Incorrect group posting)
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(...) Firewalled, I think...And when I tried using Netscape to use this SMTP server, I couldn't eeven sendd out... (...) Yeep, but not outside our collection of servers for telnet, other than that, I don't think so. (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Happy Keyboard
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The keyboard of my laptop computer just begged to be "Legofied" See the end result at (URL) the full progression at (URL) well, Andreas Stabno (URL) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek) !
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| | Re: Noncompliant software (was: Re: Incorrect group posting)
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(...) Are you able to change your SMTP server, or are you forced by a firewall to use that one? Also, are you able to use telnet or ssh? (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) control. (...) no (...) Correction...What I meant was that most/all companies have no need to allow employees access to the internet. Maybe some want to try and entice people using the internet to buy their products by having a website, but (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Noncompliant software (was: Re: Incorrect group posting)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... <snippedysnippy'o machine> (...) is (...) Could you please explain furter why this is neccesary? As a consultant in the business for 10 years I really have not found any evidents of trouth in this statement. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Computer Problems
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(...) Of course you have, with a probability of at least 95%, if your machine is not more than 6 years old, and especially if it have an Award BIOS. Selçuk (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Noncompliant software (was: Re: Incorrect group posting)
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(...) It was a socratic question. The point was that you certainly do have control over whether your messages appear threaded. (...) Already answered. RTRFC. (...) I meant that nothing on the lugnet.com server is preventing you from posting from (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Noncompliant software (was: Re: Incorrect group posting)
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(...) As he just said, it's for e-mail *and* news. (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Noncompliant software (was: Re: Incorrect group posting)
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(...) Just a suggestion...look at the email address it came through...The threaded ones are done on the web view at home, while the others are through email at work. (...) I'll have a look when and if I ever get time. (...) But what about SMTP [I (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Computer Problems
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(...) I have virus protection? WHOOOOOOA MAN! News to me! Rick (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Noncompliant software (was: Re: Incorrect group posting)
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(...) Beg all you want. You can't deny responsibility. You've been told what not to do, if you persist in doing it, you're responsible. Therefore you have control. (...) No company "has little or no need to use the internet". Not if it wants to (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Noncompliant software (was: Re: Incorrect group posting)
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(...) How would you explain that your message just now (which I'm replying to) appears properly threaded? (...) Actually, it is. See RFC822 "Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages" and RFC1138, RFC1148, RFC1327 and RFC2156. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Computer Problems
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Is your BIOS virus protection feature enabled? Windows needs it to be disabled during setup. Selçuk (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I beg to differ on this...I have NO control over whether messages appear threaded...The software I use is MS Outlook. From this, the message goes to a MS Exchange server. It is this that causes the problem. Unfortunately, this piece of (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Computer Problems
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(...) Yes (...) Says, for distrubution for a new PC. The error i get is right after the End-User LA. There is no cause for the error, just the error and how you might fix it. I will have the 'Exact' error name and stuff when i go to work today. Rick (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) It's (at least) MS Outlook, or some variant, or the MS Exchange server that processes the mail, or something in the way some sysops configure it, or something in the way users use it, based on the quick tests I conducted. That's not to say (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Berating? I saw no berating. I merely suggested that he ought to stop complaining about how things are done here at LUGNET until his own house is in order. Further, you see, he actually DOES have control. He can change jobs, he is working for (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) It identifies itself as: X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.####.#) in the SMTP headers, and that's about all I know. LarryP posted some more info though that might help. --Todd (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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