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Re: Old geeks and thread drift

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.unix.geeks, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Old geeks and thread drift
Date 2026-04-04 18:52 +0200
Message-ID <37s7amxqae.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References <10qobvo$1ut20$1@dont-email.me> <10qoqpa.116c.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <hck1tkt1f5m3enp4d9svfcbo01in5on14h@4ax.com> <10qrdm4.1dig.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>

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On 2026-04-04 16:19, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> John <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
>> On 3 Apr 2026 14:45:38 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> [Followup to alt.unix.geeks ignored.]
>>
>> <<snipped>>
>>
>>> pee
>>
>> <<snipped>>
>>
>>   Yeah, and then there's those who don't quote enough of the previous
>> post, or who don't quote *any* of it so you have to retrieve it,
>> sometimes using their Headers to find out *which* post their reply is
>> referring to.
> 
>    Well, those people should get a *real* newsreader! :-)
> 
>    BTW, I didn't know that Forte Agent doesn't have a 'go to parent'
> function! In my newsreader (tin), I just press 'u' (up the thread) to
> display the parent post.

Thunderbird doesn't have a button or key to do that. You have to 
visually find it in threaded mode. And if the thread is big, it is 
impossible (the lines are out of the window). You have to examine post 
by post, going backwards.


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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Old geeks and thread drift Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-04-03 05:31 -0700
  Re: Old geeks and thread drift Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-03 14:45 +0000
    Re: Old geeks and thread drift Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2026-04-03 16:05 +0000
      Re: Old geeks and thread drift c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-04-03 14:27 -0400
        Re: Old geeks and thread drift Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-03 19:29 +0000
          Re: Old geeks and thread drift "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <rinaldij@alien.free> - 2026-04-03 15:07 -0500
    Re: Old geeks and thread drift Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-04-03 18:10 +0000
      Re: Old geeks and thread drift Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-04-04 05:55 -0700
        Re: Old geeks and thread drift Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-04 14:10 +0000
          Top posting (Was: Old geeks and thread drift) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-04-04 14:21 +0000
            Re: Top posting (Was: Old geeks and thread drift) Adison Vohn Caterson <Adison@Caterson.invalid> - 2026-04-04 15:57 +0000
              Re: Top posting (Was: Old geeks and thread drift) Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-04-04 14:00 -0700
                Re: Top posting (Was: Old geeks and thread drift) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-04 22:17 +0000
                Re: Top posting (Was: Old geeks and thread drift) Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-04-05 10:42 -0700
                Wayland vs. X11 (Was: Top posting (Was: Old geeks and thread drift)) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-04-05 18:28 +0000
                Re: Top posting (Was: Old geeks and thread drift) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-05 04:02 +0200
                Re: Top posting Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-05 10:00 +0100
                Re: Top posting Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-05 12:41 +0000
        Re: Old geeks and thread drift rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-04-04 18:43 +0000
    Re: Old geeks and thread drift "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-03 22:20 +0200
      Re: Old geeks and thread drift not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-04-04 07:16 +1000
        Re: Old geeks and thread drift Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-04-04 21:12 +1100
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    Re: Old geeks and thread drift John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2026-04-04 09:54 +0100
      Re: Old geeks and thread drift Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-04-04 21:16 +1100
      Re: Old geeks and thread drift Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-04 14:19 +0000
        Re: Old geeks and thread drift "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-04 18:52 +0200
          Re: Old geeks and thread drift Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-04-04 18:10 +0100
            Re: Old geeks and thread drift "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-04 22:14 +0200
          Re: Old geeks and thread drift Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2026-04-04 13:14 -0700
        Re: Old geeks and thread drift Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2026-04-04 17:45 +0000
          Re: Old geeks and thread drift Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-04 20:08 +0000
          Re: Old geeks and thread drift Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid> - 2026-04-04 23:16 +0300
            Re: Old geeks and thread drift Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-05 12:26 +0000
        Re: Old geeks and thread drift Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-04-05 19:13 +1000
          Re: Old geeks and thread drift Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-05 12:19 +0000
  Re: Old geeks and thread drift AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-03 16:13 +0000
    Re: Old geeks and thread drift Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-03 19:18 -0400
  Re: Old geeks and thread drift "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-04-04 00:28 +0800
    Re: Old geeks and thread drift "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-03 21:00 +0200
      Re: Old geeks and thread drift "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-04-06 14:55 +0800

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