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Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly?

From Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly?
Date 2015-02-14 18:19 +1300
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID <140220151819333459%YourName@YourISP.com> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-4KvUodEZ3735@localhost> <FdGdnQqCd-U2FEbJnZ2dnUU7-eWdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-ozJ4b6poh4vp@localhost> <b9SdnVqBCZWUGUPJnZ2dnUU7-f2dnZ2d@earthlink.com> <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-TjRCX6dtbSIx@localhost>

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In article <51W5y0sPNk52-pn2-TjRCX6dtbSIx@localhost>, John Varela
<newlamps@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Feb 2015 23:08:56 UTC, Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Wow, IBM's OS/2 and still supported by VMware?
> > >
> > > Parallels Desktop. Why not?
> > >
> > > I remember briefly seeing
> > >> (not using) back in college's computer science labs in the mid (19)90s.
> > >> What do you still use it for though?
> > >
> > > Only for reading news groups. I've never found an OS X newsreader
> > > that I like as well as this antique OS/2 newsreader.
> > 
> > Which newsreader is that? What is special about it compared to others 
> > like Tin, Pan, SeaMonkey/Mozilla's, Agent, etc.?
> 
> ProNews/2, as listed in my headers. I haven't time to go into the 
> details, but let me say that Hogwasher came very close to being 
> acceptable, with only one problem. It couldn't handle threads with a
> reply depth of more than something like 16 responses nor threads 
> with more than a few hundred total responses (512?). I am a regular 
> on alt.usage.english, and was at the time also a regular on 
> alt.folklore.computers. Both those groups often have threads that 
> run 20 or 30 responses deep and upwards of 1,000 total posts, and 
> occasionally more. Hogwasher choked on that. I had started using 
> Hogwasher not long after the author stopped maintaining it.

20 or 30 quote levels?!? Sounds like they need to learn how to trim
replies.

And do you really need to retain / go back 1000+ messages in a thread??

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Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-02-08 12:16 -0800
  Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-08 20:35 +0000
  Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? PhillipJones <pjonescet@comcast.net> - 2015-02-08 18:52 -0500
    Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2015-02-08 19:10 -0500
    Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-09 13:18 +1300
  Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-08 19:18 -0500
    Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit   their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-09 20:20 +0000
      Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit   their programs correctly? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-09 20:55 +0000
        Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit     their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-10 21:34 +0000
          OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-02-11 08:56 -0800
            Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users   don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-13 01:56 +0000
              Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-02-13 15:08 -0800
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-14 03:20 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-02-13 19:54 -0800
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-15 03:14 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-14 22:17 -0500
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-16 01:26 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-15 16:31 +1300
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-16 01:28 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-16 01:43 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users   don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-16 18:32 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-02-16 08:22 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users   don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-16 18:35 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users   don't exit/quit their programs correctly? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-16 13:54 -0500
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users   don't exit/quit their programs correctly? David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-02-16 14:01 -0600
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-16 16:15 -0500
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-15 05:52 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? bill van <billvan@delete.shaw.ca> - 2015-02-15 11:51 -0800
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-15 21:10 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-02-15 18:13 -0800
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-14 18:19 +1300
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-15 03:23 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-15 16:39 +1300
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-16 01:30 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-16 18:29 +1300
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-18 02:21 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-18 19:22 +1300
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-18 22:52 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-19 20:06 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-20 19:41 +1300
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-02-20 04:16 -0500
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X   users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-20 07:15 -0500
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-02-14 08:23 +0000
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-02-14 01:15 -0800
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-02-15 23:32 +1300
                Re: OS/2 -- Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-02-15 18:15 -0800
          Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit     their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-16 18:28 +0000
      Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit   their programs correctly? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-09 16:04 -0500
      Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit   their programs correctly? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-09 17:28 -0500
      Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit   their programs correctly? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-10 13:06 +1300
        Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit   their programs correctly? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-02-09 19:32 -0500
      Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit   their programs correctly? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-10 01:51 +0000
        Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit     their programs correctly? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-02-10 21:35 +0000
  Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-02-08 17:33 -0800
    Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-09 02:19 +0000
      Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-02-08 21:30 -0500
      Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-02-09 00:18 -0800
    Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-02-08 21:43 -0700
      Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-02-09 00:18 -0800
        Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-02-09 06:15 -0500
          Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? M-M <nospam@ny.more> - 2015-02-09 10:46 -0500
            Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-02-09 16:18 +0000
            Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-02-09 10:42 -0700
              Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-02-10 01:50 +0000
          Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-02-09 10:42 -0700
        Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-02-09 10:41 -0700
    Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2015-02-10 10:52 +0100
      Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-02-10 12:17 -0800
  Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "D.F. Manno" <dfmanno@mail.com> - 2015-02-09 00:06 -0500
    Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-02-10 03:14 -0800
      Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? "D.F. Manno" <dfmanno@mail.com> - 2015-02-10 14:35 -0500
        Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-02-11 08:59 -0800
          Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-02-11 12:57 -0500
            Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-02-11 17:42 -0800
              Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-12 16:44 +1300
                Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-02-12 09:31 -0500
                Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-02-13 09:17 +1300
                Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-02-12 22:17 +0000
                Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-02-12 19:09 -0500
                Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-02-12 19:07 -0500
  Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2015-02-09 16:23 -0800
  Re: Doesn't it drive you crazy when Mac OS X users don't exit/quit their programs correctly? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-02-10 01:34 -0800

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