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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> <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)

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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.



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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
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                Re: Usenapp "David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk> - 2026-06-25 09:30 +0100
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