Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "David B." Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Usenapp - A Usenet newsreader for Apple computers Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 15:22:19 +0100 Lines: 76 Message-ID: References: <10sro5e$3j7j3$1@dont-email.me> <10t2l2q$1i75o$1@dont-email.me> <0001HW.2FA519D300443EA070000773638F@news.supernews.com> <0001HW.2FA594C500610F1F700008C6C38F@news.supernews.com> Reply-To: boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net rMKDCvOdAqH/z4twyJSxzQo5MyT74xreViFVkTVHnIb0w0qG+B Cancel-Lock: sha1:CX18jsB/Mu+cDQ4AluEve2rUarE= sha256:pvVKsiR2jSG3CFZExtm6lp0XO2kSLWFSMrDNifTimHU= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:146358 On 03/05/2026 13:35, John wrote: > On Fri, 01 May 2026 22:11:17 -0400, WolfFan > wrote: > >> On May 1, 2026, John wrote >> (in article): >> >>> On Fri, 01 May 2026 13:26:43 -0400, WolfFan >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On May 1, 2026, You're kidding wrote >>>> (in article <10t2l2q$1i75o$1@dont-email.me>): >>>> >>>>> On Apr 29, 2026 at 2:12:37?AM EDT, ""David B."" >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 29/04/2026 02:50, You're kidding wrote: >>>>>> [....] >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You are the only member of this group who uses Unenapp. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Not true. >>>>>> To *WHICH* group do *YOU* refer? >>>>> >>>>> To "which" did "you" refer? "You're" the one that is cross posting. >>>> >>>> ol yellowstain loves to crosspost. when replies to his bullshit kill a >>>> crosspost, he often puts it back. >>> >>> You *may* be giving him more credit for wit, wisdom, intelligence, >>> skill, expertise and knowledge than he deserves. It is possible that >>> his newsreader software is set up to cross-post and that he does not >>> know how to correct this. He may not even know what "cross-post" means >>> in terms of Usenet newsgroups. He may have set his reader up many >>> years ago under the wise advice of you folks without fully >>> understanding what each setting is, does or means. I've done that with >>> some software when I needed it to work *right* *the* *hell* *now* and >>> I didn't have time to investigate it fully. True, I have always gone >>> back over what I did and *learned* what all of the triggers and >>> switches and flags are doing, once I had time, because I'm unhappy not >>> knowing how stuff works, but DB may never have had the opportunity to >>> do this. He may not even know that he could. >>> >>> In short, he may not be malicious, just a little ignorant. That's >>> something *everyone* is of at least something. :) >>> >>> If we all knew everything there would be no Library, no Usenet, no >>> Helpdesk and I would never have had a rather good job. :) >>> >>> J. >>> >>> p.s. "ol' yellowstain"? It's funny and I think it refers back to a >>> little doggie, possibly also "tobacco juice" and trouser gussets, but >>> I'm not seeing the connection. If it's rude, please feel even more >>> free to explain. Also, should "crosspost" be hyphenated? "Cross-post"? >>> My speelchucker likes it better with a hyphen. Dividing it into two >>> words, "cross post", implies that the post is angry, something that >>> I'm sure an abstract collection of transient properties can not be. >>> Though I'm not sure how "transient" posts are. >> >> Our David was booted from the Royal Navy two steps ahead of a court for >> conduct unbecoming. ‘Ol yellowstain’ is what Commander Queeg was called >> after a certain incident in the book and movie The Caine Mutiny. Commander >> Queen, as played by Bogie, was a far better man than the vile stalker. ‘Ol >> yellowstain’ is a perfect fit for Our David’s character, or rather lack >> thereof. > > Oh, right, bugger, I would probably never have made that connection > despite me knowing that DB was once a sailor. I leapt to the most > obvious suggestions then got sleepy. :) > > Thank you. WolfFan is *LYING* - again. You should judge for yourself, John.