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

From	Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com>
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	2021-07-14 20:32 +0000
Organization	Some absurd concept
Message-ID	<eli$2107141632@qaz.wtf> (permalink)
References	<s9q5la$lqn$1@dont-email.me> <E4DHI.1494$wG6.438@fx18.iad> <scn1sn$1bjk$1@gioia.aioe.org> <scncn6$3gief$2@news.xmission.com>

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In comp.lang.c, Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:
> 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)
> 
> trn (and similar, such as "tin") does everything you need, so why not use
> it?  You'd spend a lot of time, just to get up to the level of
> functionality of trn.  Why go through the hassle?

I get the impression from news.software.readers that when people post
about creating new newsreaders these days the are looking for features
you don't get in tin/trn. Things like working well with multiple news
servers (track reading by message ID instead of by sequential id in news
spool) or working better with local personal cached copies instead of
copies on a remote shared server.

I can see a bit of appeal there, but not enough to actually go through
the exercise myself.

Elijah
------
typically is satisfied with bending trn to his will

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comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2021-06-09 11:37 +0100
  Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2021-06-09 11:09 -0500
    Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-05 11:55 +0100
      Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2021-07-05 04:23 -0700
        Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-05 16:22 +0100
  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
      Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Sam <sam@email-scan.com> - 2021-07-05 12:52 -0400
      Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-05 12:55 -0700
    Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) "Alf P. Steinbach" <alf.p.steinbach@gmail.com> - 2021-07-05 18:39 +0200
      Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-07-05 11:50 -0500
      Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups https://www.usenetarchives.com/ olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-07-05 11:56 -0500
      Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-07-05 14:13 -0700
        Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-05 15:32 -0700
          Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-05 15:34 -0700
        Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-07-06 08:22 +0200
          Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2021-07-06 15:11 -0400
            Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2021-07-06 15:32 -0400
              Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) Real Troll <real.troll@trolls.com> - 2021-07-06 19:56 +0000
                Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2021-07-13 04:37 +0000
                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
                Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-07-13 17:44 +0000
                Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird MrSpud_0wmge0me@1luxp5mj4a5obrr0ws.net - 2021-07-14 07:17 +0000
                Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-07-14 15:07 +0000
                Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird MrSpud_6q@rm5.biz - 2021-07-14 16:03 +0000
                Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2021-07-14 19:08 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird) Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2021-07-14 21:11 +0200
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird) Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2021-07-14 20:02 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups MrSpud_0zkkxn6jj@uncf5cotva75ujdt.gov - 2021-07-15 08:27 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2021-07-15 14:20 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups MrSpud_6wa4@1h0c.net - 2021-07-15 14:34 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2021-07-15 14:59 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2021-07-15 08:29 -0700
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups MrSpud_8nnwe@ko9uz7rn4n552n6rutmfe.eu - 2021-07-16 09:33 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2021-07-16 15:33 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups MrSpud_Ccq3_3_r@atc_rakxp6.info - 2021-07-17 15:04 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2021-07-17 16:30 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups MrSpud_2fxg@cligh74ct.info - 2021-07-19 07:50 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2021-07-19 00:53 -0700
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups MrSpud_X19y3su@nl5uzoqa76.info - 2021-07-19 08:16 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2021-07-19 15:20 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups MrSpud_K_o53g2z@wl4yrs_t67fb214q.gov - 2021-07-19 15:31 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Manfred <invalid@add.invalid> - 2021-07-18 00:29 +0200
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird) Kaz Kylheku <563-365-8930@kylheku.com> - 2021-07-14 20:11 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2021-07-14 21:03 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird) Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2021-07-16 12:55 +0200
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird) Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2021-07-14 20:32 +0000
                Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird) MrSpud_Cyt@em8kceu_4l_721dw4ed0wc.biz - 2021-07-15 08:24 +0000
                Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2021-07-16 19:59 +0300
                Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2021-07-17 09:45 -0400
                Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird steve <steve@loft.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> - 2021-07-17 22:11 -0400
              Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2021-07-06 16:25 -0400
    Re: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups Switch to free (Thunderbird and eternal-september) Real Troll <real.troll@trolls.com> - 2021-07-05 17:00 +0000
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