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| 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> <110ittl$2o5ss$1@dont-email.me> <6a2d7e4e$0$23$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <XnsB46A7CE3F1A32to000@62.164.182.25> |
| Date | 2026-06-14 01:25 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <6a2e02f5$0$20$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> (permalink) |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On Jun 13, 2026 at 9:16:37 AM MST, "Dietrich Von GassenHousen" wrote <XnsB46A7CE3F1A32to000@62.164.182.25>: > Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote in > news:6a2d7e4e$0$23$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com: > >> 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. >> > > Your *guess* ? Yes. > David already posted that the address book was the solution. I did not see it... but good to know. -- It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.
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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
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Re: Usenapp Old John <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> - 2026-06-25 06:44 +0000
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