Any freeware app to re-format an ntfs partion to fat32, form a bootable floppy?

[Jim]

That being the case, I am more than happy to stick with Thunderbird.

Even faster:

While reading a message from "jerk" just _right_ click on the name and
select "create filter."

Creates a "delete him" filter for all future emails from that address.

 

[Ziggy Zagnuts]

Top posting makes it easier for me to read my news groups because I ignore
every
top poster and don't read their posts.

Which is ridiculously anal and useless.

 

[John]

To me the sensible approach would be to follow on the same way as the
second posting. If the second message is top-posted continue with
top-posting. If the second message is bottom-posted continue on bottom
posting. My own preference is to bottom-post but this is virtually
impossible if posting to a Microsoft group.

John

 

[Mark Carter]

Even faster:

While reading a message from "jerk" just _right_ click on the name and
select "create filter."

Thanks, I reckon I've got it sorted. Fingers crossed.

Things are getting oh-so-slightly beyond a joke in this newsgroup. I
don't mind the occasional off-topic post (probably has to be funny or
vaguely relevant to the newsgroup [discussing Vista is technically
off-topic, but I'm not going to carp about it if the comments are even
slightly intelligent and not trollish]), but holy crud. What certain
people don't realise is that although they think they're being
incredibly clever, what they miss is that they're actually just really
sad losers. No doubt they'll read this and actually think that they have
in some way "won out" over me, and reacted in exactly the way they had
hoped. Oh well, that's how it is with some people.

 

[Daniel Mandic]

To me the sensible approach would be to follow on the same way as the
second posting. If the second message is top-posted continue with
top-posting. If the second message is bottom-posted continue on bottom
posting. My own preference is to bottom-post but this is virtually
impossible if posting to a Microsoft group.

John

Yes. Top-posting is the default setting with MS OE or Outlook Office.



Best Regards,

Daniel Mandic

 

[milou]

Put me on that KILLFILE list !!!

Idiot

 

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

The Sun has set for the Brit barbarians <spit>.

Jai Maharaj
http://tinyurl.com/a5ljc
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti

 

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

www.mantra.com/jai (Dr. Jai Maharaj) posted:



There is no better or worse, imo. It's just considered better netiquette to
bottom post. Some will scream at you for top posting (waste of time, imo)
and others will look the other way, but consider you a newbie. Being
considered a newbie, isn't all bad, but it kinda makes people dismiss your
pov, even if its valid. Puzz

Forget this netiquette-vetiquette business. That was something we
talked about as a very rough guideline when we had only a couple or
three newsgroups. Newsgroup posts consisted of only a few lines then --
you could read an entire exchange of messages in a couple of text
screenfuls. Yes, I've been on the Net since the days of ARPANET before
what's called "the Internet" came into being.

Jai Maharaj
http://tinyurl.com/a5ljc
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti

 

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

Which is ridiculously anal and useless.

Why do people write "anal" when they probably
mean "asinine" (utterly stupid or silly)?

Jai Maharaj
http://tinyurl.com/a5ljc
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti

 

[Daniel Mandic]

Forget this netiquette-vetiquette business. That was something we
talked about as a very rough guideline when we had only a couple or
three newsgroups. Newsgroup posts consisted of only a few lines then
-- you could read an entire exchange of messages in a couple of text
screenfuls. Yes, I've been on the Net since the days of ARPANET
before what's called "the Internet" came into being.

Jai Maharaj
http://tinyurl.com/a5ljc
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti

Even though, you dance on two weddings at the same time.

You hang out your genius hindu stuff but do not care about Usenet.
Crosspostings are regular, but you trample it down to tiny pieces,
IMHO. One or two callouts should reach.... if you do not get response
so fast then you should rethink your tactic.



Best Regards,

Daniel Mandic

 

[me]

The Sun has set for the Brit barbarians <spit>.

Has it set for non-barbarian Brits too?

 

[Al Klein]

What I *truly* love, though, are those threads where the first post is
reaaaaaly long, and you have to hit that "Continue reading" link

I don't have any links in the posts I read. Maybe that's because I
read news in a news client.

With bottom posting, you have to hit the "continue" button to read EVERY REPLY

Your entire post fit on one screen.

even if they're just adding something like "Me too!"

Someone never heard of "trimming".

Me, I'd killfille people who talk about killfiling people with
different posting strategies. But surely nobody's *quite* that
tightassed.

I wouldn't killfile anyone solely for top posting, but I find that
most of the people I killfile are top posters.

 

[Al Klein]

It seems to me that with the judicious use of <plonk> and kill files we
can have two *separate* alt.comp.freeware newsgroups under the same
heading, one for top posters and another for bottom posters.

We already have a newsgroup for top posters, Susan - alt.dev.null.

 

[Al Klein]

before it's made? I think most people would find that most confusing.
face-to-face conversations also? Replying to someone's comment
following (post-preceding?) from there? Is that how you hold
Putting the latest thought at the top and all earlier thoughts
So you see nothing wrong with this method of posting, is that it?

 

[Al Klein]

To me the sensible approach would be to follow on the same way as the
second posting. If the second message is top-posted continue with
top-posting. If the second message is bottom-posted continue on bottom
posting.

I hope you don't carry that philosophy over to driving. Some folks
drive drunk.

 

[Al Klein]

Yes. Top-posting is the default setting with MS OE or Outlook Office.

It's the default "setting" with Agent too, but you don't see many
Agent users top posting.

 

[Al Klein]

Which is ridiculously anal and useless.

It makes sense. If you don't have much respect for someone's opinion,
why waste time reading it?

 

[jimpgh2002]

God forbid you should find a person's thoughts at the top of their
post, rather than getting to scroll down and search for the first line
without a ">".

What I *truly* love, though, are those threads where the first post is
reaaaaaly long, and you have to hit that "Continue reading" link to
finish it. With bottom posting, you have to hit the "continue" button
to read EVERY REPLY, even if they're just adding something like "Me
too!"

Me, I'd killfille people who talk about killfiling people with
different posting strategies. But surely nobody's *quite* that
tightassed.

Yeah, right, you top-posted, so now your "reply" is above the
other TWO, making it so much "easier" to follow things.

 

[Dr. Jai Maharaj]

Yeah, right, you top-posted, so now your "reply" is above the
other TWO, making it so much "easier" to follow things.

Are we middle-posting yet?

Jai Maharaj
http://tinyurl.com/a5ljc
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti

 

[BillBo]

Which is ridiculously anal and useless.

I disagree. Top posters rarely have anything worthwhile to say. 90% are "Me
Too" posts.