And it came to pass that Cexy© wrote:
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> "Christopher Jahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> And it came to pass that Cexy© wrote:
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>> >
>> > "Cevpx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>> >> Yep, that's it in a nutshell. The main deal is some
>> >> people don't like to be forced to do certain things.
>> >> Back to the topic of HTML as an alternative posting
>> >> format; I think many people feel it was forced on the
>> >> scene by Microsoft with no regard for established
>> >> traditions. So, even though it might be an advancement,
>> >> the negative first impression has doomed it from the
>> >> start. To make matters worse, Outlook Express has a
>> >> serious bug with text quoting which makes people look
>> >> like kooks when they reply to Usenet posts. It also
>> >> makes it very difficult to read some of the replies
>> >> coming from people using Outlook Express. Most of
>> >> them aren't even aware of this because the formatting
>> >> bug does its dirty work after the user hits send so
>> >> unless they download and read their own posts from the
>> >> server they won't see the mess Outlook Express made of
>> >> their post. This is not something new, it has been a
>> >> known bug for several years and if that's not bad enough
>> >> the OE software folks at Microsoft ignore complaints
>> >> about this. I read somewhere that they have no
>> >> intention of EVER fixing their program. Ain't that
>> >> something? Probably because Microsoft knows they don't
>> >> have to fix it.
>> >
>> > Well I would think if enough users complained Microsoft
>> > *would* fix the OE Bug. So that leads me to believe
>> > based on what I have read elsewhere that more folks are
>> > either using OE or they don't care. Has a study ever
>> > been conducted to nail down just how many use OE as their
>> > newsreader of Choice verses Plaintext only newsreaders.
>> > Or is that a st00pid question?
>> >
>>
>> In one of MicroSoft's own discussion groups, this problem
>> was brought up more than any other three to one. MS's
>> response, from the head of Outlook developement, was "We
>> aren't working on this, it doesn't bother us."
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>> Most Outlook Express users are surprised to find that they
>> can use other mail/news clients. As OE came with their
>> system, they thought that was what they had to use - just
>> the way MicroSoft intended.
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> Ok I will be back in a few mins and reply to you in the
> PROPERly formatted manner<G> and will give you my on hands
> working opinion of the *other* mail/news clients (I prefer
> the word programs........the word clients brings to mind
> paying customers) oh and be sure to check out my headers!
>
> Donna
If you want to try a kick ass news client, be sure to try Xnews.
It's free, and has a lot of nifty features. And it's wicked
fast.
http://Xnews.3Dnews.net
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}:-) Christopher Jahn
{:-( Dionysian Reveler
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