Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Ken Blake Newsgroups: alt.comp.software.firefox Subject: Re: Current profile [OT] Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:52:12 -0700 Lines: 31 Message-ID: References: <591b5a589bdave@triffid.co.uk> <%KCcI.23237$8T8.19036@fx48.iad> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net eFTnHzznZuFpuqX0CUB+EQGMvKTW1qZrncHhsRNkiItKYUa2Lt Cancel-Lock: sha1:Mr0oAzZhQW7hdOZYkNin/EGoZLs= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.9.1 In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.software.firefox:205 On 4/14/2021 1:43 PM, WaltS48 wrote: > On 4/14/21 1:26 PM, s|b wrote: >> On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:21:06 -0400, WaltS48 wrote: >> >>> Replaced Pan on my systems ages ago. >> Pan isn't that bad. I've used it a couple of times on a Linux OS. Why >> have you replaced it? It's been said that it's the best alternative to >> Agent on Linux. (I've learned it isn't since Agent can run under Wine.) >> >>> What can't I do if I have to post and read plain text? >> Nothing. You can even type /italic/, *bold* and _underlined_ if you >> want. BTW why are you posting this in html? It doesn't add any value to >> your posting and it isn't wanted here. >> > Why */_type it when I can just select the _/*items in the toolbar. > > I posted in both wanted and not wanted. > > Where is the restriction noted? I did not see any FAQ for this or any > comp.software group like I can find for the a.b.p.scenic group I am > subscribed to. As far as I know, there is no restriction. But there is a convention not to post in html in any newsgroup. Html messages are a nuisance. Violate such a convention and you will soon find yourself killfiled by most people in the newsgroup. -- Ken