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Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option?

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On 19/05/2026 18:29, Mike Easter wrote:
> occam wrote:
>> In my case [OP] it is invariably a case of  malfunctioning of TB and /
>> or my USENET provider.  Very often, I 'send' my message. TB is seen to
>> be 'Assembling the message', but then nothing happens, or there is a
>> message saying the 'Message could not be sent'.
> 
> I'm familiar w/ a form of that.
> 
> In the relationship between Tb and my NSP, during a type of inactivity,
> Tb 'times out', as it doesn't keep the transaction process w/ the NSP
> alive.  That timing out may or may not be accompanied by a notification.
> 
> In any case, when I've been inactive, I use the little icon in the
> status bar for online/offline, and click to go offline, then again
> online. This 'refreshes' my transactional status w/ the NSP.

OK, but this is just as much an annoyance/inconvenience  as resending
the original message again. (To be honest, it is a bug which has become
a feature for me. I take the opportunity to re-read my unsent message
and correct any typos or foot-in-mouth statements.)

> 
> If I don't do that, and Tb/NSP have 'lost contact' then the sending of a
> msg results in a 'assembling message' condition that is NOT sending;
> whereas the refreshing brings about a 'connecting with' condition and
> sending is successful.
> 
> However, in my case as described above, the problem and its resolution
> are NOT 'opaque' but transparent; I can tell what is going on when a
> message isn't getting sent properly, 'tho' I can't always tell when the
> contact is being lost.
> 
> I /can/ tell when a message isn't being sent; I can't always tell when
> the timing out actually occurs.
> 

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Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-05-18 14:35 +0200
  Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-05-18 15:11 +0200
    Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-05-18 17:51 +0200
      Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-05-20 20:48 +0200
        Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-05-21 08:15 +0200
          Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not> - 2026-05-21 13:07 +0200
  Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-05-18 08:04 -0700
    Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-05-18 21:24 +0100
      Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-05-18 14:58 -0700
        Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-05-19 12:49 +0200
          Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-05-19 09:29 -0700
            Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-05-20 12:36 +0200
  Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-05-18 23:32 +0800
    Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? Send Later <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-18 17:47 +0100
      Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-05-18 19:06 +0200
        Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-05-18 18:41 +0100
          Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-05-19 09:53 +0200
        Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-05-19 11:15 +0800
      Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-05-19 11:13 +0800
      Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-05-19 17:31 +0800
    Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-05-19 09:55 +0200
      [OT] "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-05-19 17:32 +0800
  Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? Godfrey <gg@nomail.invalid> - 2026-05-18 18:56 +0000
    Re: Whatever happened to the 'Cancel Message' option? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-05-19 20:47 +0800

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