Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Small Practical Usenet-Related Question - Keep Thunderbird From Dropping Out Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:39:37 +0200 Lines: 18 Message-ID: <9cbabmxfu5.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> References: <57Gcncn7YoJ1tn30nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@giganews.com> <10rpaf9$1bieb$1@dont-email.me> <69e15cc6@news.ausics.net> <10rt6ei$2dktt$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 4PgO1Nh3It4i3NAoyBYwxgXSwXFuuu2DxezlihXNZhoRffmZei X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:6Yn7RVsyLgyOZYUng8izLY/GHII= sha256:XgSbSvkkgynOnnNX4IyLL3qQYSSQfsT6XqZczLT3D3k= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: <10rt6ei$2dktt$1@dont-email.me> X-Leafnode-NNTP-Posting-Host: 127.0.0.1 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:85752 On 2026-04-17 13:44, Rich wrote: > Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >> It's surprising how many programs handle internet connection >> drop-outs really badly though, > > Yes. Pretty much /anything/ written by a developer who has been > developing only within the last 15-20 years or so pretty much assumes > an always on internet connection that is never down. For those dev's, > that's the reality of the world as they have always seen it, and the > very idea of a connection that goes out sometimes randomly (much less > on purpose [i.e., dialup]) is completely unknown to them. Which is not the case of leafnode that I proposed. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;