X-Received: by 10.70.11.197 with SMTP id s5mr10932770pdb.0.1405907244338; Sun, 20 Jul 2014 18:47:24 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.50.97.74 with SMTP id dy10mr45882igb.1.1405907244095; Sun, 20 Jul 2014 18:47:24 -0700 (PDT) Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!h18no4783573igc.0!news-out.google.com!eg1ni1igc.0!nntp.google.com!h18no4783570igc.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 18:47:23 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <11b809de-5b61-44de-9971-5c8db172467a@googlegroups.com> Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=72.201.121.47; posting-account=yLr_dgoAAADP5BgnDPlfzG0vjVvy1rUc NNTP-Posting-Host: 72.201.121.47 References: <33990a2f-f59c-434f-9db4-6713e31f4c05@googlegroups.com> <11b809de-5b61-44de-9971-5c8db172467a@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game From: scottwd01@gmail.com Injection-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 01:47:24 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:29141 On Sunday, July 20, 2014 6:37:39 PM UTC-7, scot...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sunday, July 20, 2014 3:49:13 AM UTC-7, Martin Gregorie wrote: >=20 > > On Sat, 19 Jul 2014 23:12:23 -0700, markspace wrote: >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > > On 7/19/2014 10:38 PM, scottwd01@gmail.com wrote: >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > >> I have a another quick question. Are you using google groups to pos= t >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > >> and reply? That's what I'm using and it seems to be a bit of a mess >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > >> and a little confusing. >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > > I use Thunderbird, which is an email reader, but it also has a >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > > newsreader built in. I use the eternal-september.org news server to >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > > read and post to the groups. >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > > https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > > Google groups are indeed a bit crap, I'd steer away from them if >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > > possible. >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > I agree with markspace about using a newsreader and avoiding google=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > groups. Here are some other newsreaders to try: >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > Back when I was a Windows user, the best newsreader I found was Forte's= =20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > Agent http://www.forteinc.com/ , which formerly had free and paid-for= =20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > versions. Now its just a 30 day free trial, but should still be good=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > value at $30. >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > Or, you could try XPN, http://xpn.altervista.org/index-en.html , which = is=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > written in Python and is available as both source and Windows binary=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > downloads. >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > =20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > These days I use Pan. Its useless unless you're running Linux, but is a= =20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > standard package for most mainstream distros. >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > --=20 >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > martin@ | Martin Gregorie >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > gregorie. | Essex, UK >=20 > >=20 >=20 > > org | >=20 >=20 >=20 > Thanks for the suggestions! I already have thunderbird installed, I've j= ust always used the regular mac mail app. I have a prob stupid question. = I kind of stubbled into the comp.lang.java, it's a newsfeed kind of like a = forum? As apposed to a mailing list. I belong to a python mailing list an= d was looking for something similar when I found this. If that was stupid = this question most definitely will be haha. I don't understand what eterna= l-september.org is? Do I use thunderbird to get the eternal-september.org = news server, which then finds the comp.lang.java forum? Any suggestions on= how to hook it up in thunderbird? So, if I go to set up other account, I can set up a newsgroup account, is t= hat correct? If so when it asks for the news group server do I enter comp.= lang.java? And last question, where does the eternal-september.org come in= to play? Thanks again!!