Re: Thank you, John! 😊 (Was - Usenapp)

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From	"David B." <David@hotmail.co.uk>
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Subject	Re: Thank you, John! 😊 (Was - Usenapp)
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On 25/06/2026 16:26, Old John wrote:
> On 25 Jun 2026 at 09:13:30 BST, ""David B."" <David@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> On 25/06/2026 07:44, Old John wrote:
>>> On 24 Jun 2026 at 09:53:10 BST, ""David B."" <David@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 14/06/2026 09:06, Old John wrote:
>>>>> On 14 Jun 2026 at 08:43:12 BST, "David B." <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 14 Jun 2026 at 07:35:19 BST, "Old John" <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 13 Jun 2026 at 08:02:54 BST, "David B." <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So, despite my efforts to investigate hidden headers, obscure Usenet
>>>>>>>> behaviour, and possible Usenapp oddities, the culprit was my own Thunderbird
>>>>>>>> installation all along!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have never used Thunderbird. But it seems to me that in this case it
>>>>>>> exceeded its authority.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I totally agree!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You are probably aware that such things have been known to happen before!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARJ8cAGm6JE
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you know what happened next?
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes.
>>>>>
>>>>> "My mind is going" was a very popular clip for shutdown of a Mac in the good
>>>>> old days when such things were possible.
>>>>
>>>> As you are aware, John, you are one of the few people here who
>>>> correspond with me. May I ask a favour?
>>>>
>>>> I'm writing to you now on my original 27 inch iMac which I bought brand
>>>> new in 2017. The SSD part of my Fusion Drive has failed, but I am now
>>>> running it from a 1TB LaCie external SSD .... and it is working well.
>>>>
>>>> Earlier this year I purchased a little used 2019 27 inch iMac which is
>>>> just about perfect, but it cannot run macOS beyond Sequoia. I am now
>>>> selling it on eBay. Please would you tell your colleagues here; it may
>>>> be of interest to one of them?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks if you will. 🙂
>>>
>>> Hopefully someone else will spot your post. But let's face it, this is NOT a
>>> For Sale and Wanted board, and any such post would me massively OT.
>>>
>>> Nor do I subscribe to a group on which it would be acceptable.
>>>
>>> Sorry.
>>
>> No worries!
>>
>> I very much appreciate your reply, John.
>>
>> Thank you.
> 
> I don't know if this would be of any help.
> 
> https://www.macworld.com/article/670942/how-to-sell-a-mac-or-macbook.html?aid=29551874&huid=

That is a very interesting and thought-provoking article, John.

Thank you, yet again!

Having had experience with a Fusion Drive on this, my current 2017 Intel 
iMac, I decided to carry out a procedure recommended by Apple. Such 
action destroys ALL data on  disk - both spinner and SSD.
Here's confirmation that the procedure was successful. Apologies for 
blurry photograph!

https://i.ibb.co/zh4jBnnv/IMG-0088.jpg
-- 
Kind regards,
David

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      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
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        Re: Usenapp Johnny LaRue <xxxxxx@yyyyyy.zzz> - 2025-01-16 05:42 +0000
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            Re: Usenapp author query. Dropped Carrier <phil@taa.net> - 2025-01-17 17:01 -0500
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                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
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                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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