Re: Small Practical Usenet-Related Question - Keep Thunderbird From Dropping Out

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Subject	Re: Small Practical Usenet-Related Question - Keep Thunderbird From Dropping Out
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On 2026-04-18 00:10, c186282 wrote:
> On 4/17/26 17:06, Rich wrote:
>> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 2026-04-17 13:44, Rich wrote:
>>>> Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> 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.
>>
>> Yes, leafnode is a solution to the OP's problem.
>>
>> But since the OP typically prefers to complain instead of fix,
> 
> 
>    Awwww ... straight to nasty .....
> 
>    Well, we're glad SOMEBODY is perfect and
>    knows it all.
> 
> 
>> I
>> predict the OP will not install leafnode (nor switch to tin) but will
>> instead continue to complain about thunderbird's handling of
>> intermittent connections.
> 
>    I will not install leafnode or my own usenet server.
>    I will not switch to tin - looks like an 80s throwback,
>    but frankly Agent was a lot nicer.
> 

Suit yourself.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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