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Re: Last Thoth?

From Guenther Fischer <never@spam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.comm, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Last Thoth?
Date 2013-12-09 21:09 +0100
Message-ID <091220132109017292%never@spam.invalid> (permalink)
References (1 earlier) <slrnlabpf5.1kh9.g.kreme@mbp55.local> <091220130949360236%lloydp21@live.com> <l856cp$818$1@dont-email.me> <091220131446529556%nospam@nospam.invalid> <bgmlc6Fod31U1@mid.individual.net>

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In article <bgmlc6Fod31U1@mid.individual.net>, Lloyd  E Parsons
<lloydp21@live.com> wrote:

> On 2013-12-09 19:46:52 +0000, nospam said:
> 
> > In article <l856cp$818$1@dont-email.me>, Lloyd  E Parsons
> > <lloydp21@live.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> It appears that Thoth will not continue.  Basically not enough
> >> purchasers to make it even pay for itself, which includes the domain
> >> and hosting fees.
> >> 
> >> I always had good service and support from Brian.  When I emailed with
> >> issues, he fixed them and provided some test versions along the way to
> >> what you see now.  I'll be sorry to see it go away which is what will
> >> happen with no further support.
> >> 
> >> It is basically a dollars and sense decision on his part, and while I
> >> wish it was different, I fully understand the issue.
> >> 
> >> I will make some suggestions to him about how he might find enough
> >> success, but in the end I doubt it will make a difference.  :(
> > 
> > if he made a version for the mac app store, he'd sell a lot. part of
> > the problem is nobody knows about it.
> > 
> > the alternative is unison which is horrible. absolutely horrible.
> 
> I suggested to him the Mac App Store might be a good way.  But if he's 
> avoided it this long, he'll probably still avoid it.

Told Brian the same. He had good arguments against that idea. Mainly
the work that has to be done to make it accepted by apple. 
He is an old fashioned programmer :-)

> And I don't agree about Unison.  It ain't great, but it gets the job done.

I worked for a while with Unison. It works fine. But Thoth is better
for my purpose. And I am used to that old Newswatcher style. I like
it.... I am an old fashioned user :-)

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Last Thoth? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-09 07:19 -0700
  Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-09 15:46 +0000
    Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 09:49 -0600
      Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 13:40 -0600
        Re: Last Thoth? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-09 14:46 -0500
          Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 13:52 -0600
            Re: Last Thoth? Guenther Fischer <never@spam.invalid> - 2013-12-09 21:09 +0100
              Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 14:16 -0600
          Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-09 13:25 -0800
        Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-09 13:24 -0800
        Re: Last Thoth? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-09 13:25 -0800
          Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 15:36 -0600
            Re: Last Thoth? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-09 16:40 -0500
              Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-09 15:50 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-10 10:00 -0800
          Re: Last Thoth? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-09 19:01 -0700
  Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-09 07:50 -0800
    Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-10 03:00 -0500
      Re: Last Thoth? A N Niel <anniel@nym.alias.net.invalid> - 2013-12-10 09:19 -0700
        Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-10 12:40 -0600
      Re: Last Thoth? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-10 12:22 -0500
      Re: Last Thoth? Doc O'Leary <droleary@7usenet2013.subsume.com> - 2013-12-10 11:55 -0600
        Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-10 21:59 -0500
          Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-11 05:12 +0000
      Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-10 10:02 -0800
      Re: Last Thoth? MalcolmO <user@domain.invalid> - 2013-12-14 16:25 -0500
  Re: Last Thoth? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-09 09:08 -0800
    Re: Last Thoth? "J.P. Kuypers" <Jean-Pierre.Kuypers@adresse.invalid> - 2013-12-09 19:58 +0100
    Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-19 12:50 +0000
      Re: Last Thoth? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 08:44 -0500
        Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-19 14:06 +0000
          Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 17:31 -0600
            Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-20 01:48 +0000
              Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 20:12 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-20 02:35 +0000
                Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 20:40 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-20 02:53 +0000
                Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 20:58 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2013-12-19 19:27 -0800
                Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-19 21:49 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-19 22:49 -0800
                Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-19 22:48 -0800
                Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-20 07:56 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-20 07:26 -0800
                Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-20 15:24 -0500
                Re: Last Thoth? "Mr. Strat" <mrstrat@nospam.gmail.com> - 2013-12-21 06:43 -0800
                Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-21 10:48 -0500
                Re: Last Thoth? Matthew Lybanon <lybanon@earthlink.net> - 2013-12-21 10:44 -0600
                Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-21 12:34 -0500
                Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-21 19:33 +0000
                Re: Last Thoth? Charles <fort514@mac.com> - 2013-12-21 22:25 -0500
                Re: Last Thoth? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 11:34 -0500
                Re: Last Thoth? Lloyd  E Parsons <lloydp21@live.com> - 2013-12-20 11:01 -0600
      Re: Last Thoth? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-19 15:00 +0000
      Re: Last Thoth? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-19 10:30 -0800
        Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-19 10:32 -0800
  Re: Last Thoth? Guenther Fischer <never@spam.invalid> - 2013-12-09 18:53 +0100
    Re: Last Thoth? "J.P. Kuypers" <Jean-Pierre.Kuypers@adresse.invalid> - 2013-12-09 19:50 +0100
      Re: Last Thoth? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-09 13:04 -0800
        Re: Last Thoth? M-M <nospam.m-m@ny.more> - 2013-12-10 03:03 -0500
  Re: Last Thoth? Invid Fan <invid@loclanet.com> - 2013-12-09 13:40 -0500
  Re: Last Thoth? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2013-12-09 18:36 -0800
    Re: Last Thoth? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-09 20:13 -0700
      Re: Last Thoth? Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2013-12-09 19:22 -0800

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