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Re: [OT] Conversation threading

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On 27/04/2011 14:52, Martin Gregorie allegedly wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:28:18 -0400, Lew wrote:
>
>> Right, so because someone else uses a sucky interface, I have to change
>> what software I use?
>>
> You can do what you like, but there are much better newsreaders than
> Thunderbird: the main point of my post was to let folk know that, not to
> tell yo what to do. You take to much on yourself, sirrah. I've tried
> quite a few newsreaders over the years and I reckon Forte's Agent is
> easily best of breed among the Windows crop. I'd still be using it if
> there was a Linux port: since there isn't, I find Pan suits my needs.
>
> I didn't like Thunderbird because:
>
> - it didn't have a killfile system that was worth using
>
> - it periodically lost track of its spellcheck dictionaries, at which
>    point spell checking refused to work until it was deleted and
>    reinstalled.
>
> - less frequently it corrupted its message store and, again,
>    fixing that required removal and reinstallation.

Martin, I for one thank you for your input and shall put your suggestion 
to test forthwith.

-- 
DF.
An escaped convict once said to me:
"Alcatraz is the place to be"

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  Re: Accessing 2 tables having same name but different databases ms-access Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-25 15:54 -0400
    [OT] Conversation threading (was: Accessing 2 tables having same name but different databases ms-access) Stanimir Stamenkov <s7an10@netscape.net> - 2011-04-27 08:32 +0300
      Re: [OT] Conversation threading (was: Accessing 2 tables having same name but different databases ms-access) Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2011-04-27 11:51 +0000
        Re: [OT] Conversation threading Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-04-27 08:28 -0400
          Re: [OT] Conversation threading Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2011-04-27 12:52 +0000
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