Re: Usenapp

From	Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	alt.computer.workshop, uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject	Re: Usenapp
Organization	Southern Nevada Institute of Technology
References	<lulc6mFkqitU1@mid.individual.net> <110g94s$205mn$1@dont-email.me> <n91r4pFk89nU1@mid.individual.net> <n9211lFl4ajU1@mid.individual.net> <110ittl$2o5ss$1@dont-email.me>
Date	2026-06-13 15:59 +0000
Message-ID	<6a2d7e4e$0$23$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> (permalink)

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On Jun 12, 2026 at 11:38:45 PM MST, "Old John" wrote
<110ittl$2o5ss$1@dont-email.me>:

> On 12 Jun 2026 at 10:15:33 BST, ""David B."" <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> On 12/06/2026 08:34, David B. got that the wrong way round!
>> 
>> I am *SO* sorry!
>> When I view your posts using Usenap, your name is shown as "Old
>> John". When I view the identical post in Thunderbird, your name is printed
>> as "John Hill".
>> 
>> That's how things actually are!
> 
> From about 1994, when uscm was founded (I joined it within a couple of weeks)
> I was John Hill. I put "John" manually at the end of the posts.
> 
> This held until a couple of years or so ago, when other Johns appeared. I got
> old and lazy. So I decided that I would do a bit of nymshifting myself and
> decided to become Old John, and not put my name at the bottom of each post.
> 
> It is just possible, then, that Thunderbird is picking up some relic of this.
> But the message headers of current posts clearly contain "From: Old John
> <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk>" and do not contain "Hill".
> 
> I have no idea why you see what you see. But note the sig.

My guess is he has you in his address book and Thunderbird is showing the name
he has for you there.

-- 
It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.

Thread

Usenapp David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-13 20:43 +0000
  Re: Usenapp Johnny LaRue <xxxxxx@yyyyyy.zzz> - 2025-01-13 22:39 +0000
    Re: Usenapp David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-13 23:08 +0000
      Re: Usenapp Johnny LaRue <xxxxxx@yyyyyy.zzz> - 2025-01-14 04:07 +0000
      Re: Usenapp Andre <andre@usenapp.root> - 2025-01-14 08:09 +0000
        Re: Usenapp Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-01-14 09:52 +0000
          Re: Usenapp Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-01-14 13:32 +0000
            Re: Usenapp David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-15 09:46 +0000
              Re: Usenapp Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-01-16 05:16 +0000
        Re: Usenapp Johnny LaRue <xxxxxx@yyyyyy.zzz> - 2025-01-16 05:42 +0000
        Usenapp author query. David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-17 18:34 +0000
          Re: Usenapp author query. Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-01-17 21:32 +0000
            Re: Usenapp author query. Dropped Carrier <phil@taa.net> - 2025-01-17 17:01 -0500
              Re: Usenapp author query. Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-01-17 22:17 +0000
                Re: Usenapp author query. David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-18 08:25 +0000
                Re: Usenapp author query. Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-01-19 06:13 +0000
                Re: Usenapp author query. T i m <eternal@spaced.me.uk> - 2025-01-19 12:37 +0000
                Re: Usenapp author query. David <David@example.net> - 2025-01-19 13:28 +0000
                Re: Usenapp author query. David <David@home.today> - 2025-02-20 07:48 +0000
                Re: Usenapp author query. Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-02-20 14:23 +0000
                Re: Usenapp author query. David <David@home.today> - 2025-02-20 15:32 +0000
                Re: Usenapp author query. % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-02-20 08:59 -0700
                Re: Usenapp author query. Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-02-20 16:54 +0000
                Re: Usenapp author query. % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-02-20 10:04 -0700
                Re: Usenapp author query. Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-02-20 17:29 +0000
                Re: Usenapp author query. % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-02-20 10:36 -0700
                Re: Usenapp author query. Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-02-20 16:00 +0000
                Re: Usenapp author query. David <David@home.today> - 2025-02-20 16:13 +0000
                Re: Usenapp author query. % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-02-20 09:54 -0700
        Re: Usenapp David <David@home.today> - 2025-02-20 08:39 +0000
        Re: Usenapp "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-09-10 14:29 +0100
          Re: Usenapp David B. <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-11 20:22 +0000
            Re: Usenapp Old John <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2026-06-12 06:31 +0000
              Re: Usenapp "David B." <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-12 08:34 +0100
                Re: Usenapp "David B." <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-12 10:15 +0100
                Re: Usenapp Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-06-13 00:06 +0000
                Re: Usenapp David B. <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-13 07:04 +0000
                Re: Usenapp Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-06-13 15:58 +0000
                Re: Usenapp Dietrich Von GassenHousen <Dietrich@ZyklonB.org> - 2026-06-13 16:15 +0000
                Re: Usenapp Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-06-14 01:25 +0000
                Re: Usenapp "David B." <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-13 21:38 +0100
                Re: Usenapp Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-06-14 01:24 +0000
                Re: Usenapp "David B." <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-14 06:19 +0100
                Re: Usenapp Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-06-14 05:43 +0000
                Re: Usenapp "David B." <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-14 06:52 +0100
                Re: Usenapp Old John <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2026-06-13 06:38 +0000
                Re: Usenapp David B. <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-13 07:02 +0000
                Re: Usenapp % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2026-06-13 06:20 -0700
                Re: Usenapp Old John <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2026-06-14 06:35 +0000
                Re: Usenapp David B. <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-14 07:43 +0000
                Re: Usenapp Old John <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2026-06-14 08:06 +0000
                Re: Usenapp David B. <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-14 17:15 +0000
                Re: Usenapp "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-24 09:53 +0100
                Re: Usenapp Old John <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2026-06-25 06:44 +0000
                Thank you, John! 😊 (Was - Usenapp) "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-25 09:13 +0100
                Re: Thank you, John! 😊 (Was - Usenapp) (was: Thank you, John! 😊 (Was - Usenapp)) Old John <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2026-06-25 15:26 +0000
                Re: Thank you, John! 😊 (Was - Usenapp) "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-25 18:34 +0100
                Re: Thank you, John! 😊 (Was - Usenapp) (was: Thank you, John! 😊 (Was - Usenapp)) John Doe <john.doe@myemail.invalid> - 2026-06-26 07:43 +0000
                Re: Usenapp Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-06-13 15:59 +0000
                Re: Usenapp Dietrich Von GassenHousen <Dietrich@ZyklonB.org> - 2026-06-13 16:16 +0000
                Re: Usenapp Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-06-14 01:25 +0000
              Re: Usenapp WolfFan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2026-06-24 19:23 -0400
                Re: Usenapp pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2026-06-24 23:42 +0000
                Re: Usenapp "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-25 09:30 +0100
                Malware scanning (was - Usenapp) (was: Usenapp) John Doe <john.doe@myemail.invalid> - 2026-06-27 10:32 +0000
                Re: Malware scanning David B. <david@no.mail.invalid> - 2026-06-27 14:15 +0000
                Re: Malware scanning David B. <david@no.mail.invalid> - 2026-06-27 14:36 +0000

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