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| 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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