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Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird)

From MrSpud_Cyt@em8kceu_4l_721dw4ed0wc.biz
Newsgroups comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++
Subject Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird)
Date 2021-07-15 08:24 +0000
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID <scorbc$14p$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink)
References <s9q5la$lqn$1@dont-email.me> <scm31o$hbd$1@gioia.aioe.org> <E4DHI.1494$wG6.438@fx18.iad> <scn1sn$1bjk$1@gioia.aioe.org> <scncn6$3gief$2@news.xmission.com>

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On Wed, 14 Jul 2021 19:08:22 -0000 (UTC)
gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) wrote:
>In article <scn1sn$1bjk$1@gioia.aioe.org>,  <MrSpud_6q@rm5.biz> wrote:
>>On Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:07:16 GMT
>>scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) wrote:
>>>MrSpud_0wmge0me@1luxp5mj4a5obrr0ws.net writes:
>>>>On Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:45:00 +0000
>>>
>>>>Given how many apparent geniuses subscribe to comp.lang.c++ I'm amazed none
>>>>of them have written their own newsreader. NNTP is quite a simple protocol
>>>>after all. I did and I'm using it now. Ok, its command line, not GUI but it
>>>>does the job and I can make it do whatever I want.
>>>>
>>>
>>>What makes you think we haven't?
>>
>>Maybe some people have, but I get the impression most haven't.
>>
>
>There's no need to.  Really, talk about wheel re-invention.  Hey, here's an
>idea, why not write a new OS?  Who needs Linux?  Who need z/OS?  (etc)

The irony of mentioning Linux there. But you probably won't get it :)

>trn (and similar, such as "tin") does everything you need, so why not use

It doesn't do everything I need. Given writing software to get and post
articles on usenet isn't exactly arduous (providing you understand networking)
and that it was a fun project to do , why shouldn't I write my own?

>it?  You'd spend a lot of time, just to get up to the level of
>functionality of trn.  Why go through the hassle?

It wasn't hassle and I like being able to use unix tools to parse the
downloaded articles.

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Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-07-05 08:31 -0500
  Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-05 16:26 +0100
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              Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) Real Troll <real.troll@trolls.com> - 2021-07-13 16:45 +0000
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                Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird MrSpud_6q@rm5.biz - 2021-07-14 16:03 +0000
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                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2021-07-15 14:59 +0000
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