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  New Usenapp user Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> - 2025-02-18 14:12 +0000
    Re: New Usenapp user Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-02-18 14:25 +0000
      Re: New Usenapp user Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> - 2025-02-18 14:34 +0000
        Re: New Usenapp user Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-02-18 14:37 +0000
      New Usenapp user David <BD@invalid.email> - 2025-02-18 15:40 +0000
        Re: New Usenapp user Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-02-18 16:40 +0000
          Re: New Usenapp user David <BD@invalid.email> - 2025-02-18 17:08 +0000
            Re: New Usenapp user Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-02-18 21:33 +0000
            Re: New Usenapp user Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-02-19 05:07 +0000
              Re: New Usenapp user David <BD@changed.today> - 2025-02-19 08:54 +0000
                Re: New Usenapp user David <David@home.today> - 2025-02-19 09:03 +0000
                  Re: New Usenapp user John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-19 10:54 +0000
                    Re: New Usenapp user Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2025-02-19 11:40 +0000
                      Re: New Usenapp user John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-20 12:17 +0000
                        Re: New Usenapp user David <David@home.today> - 2025-02-20 13:02 +0000
                          Re: New Usenapp user John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-26 03:06 +0000
                          Re: New Usenapp user John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-26 03:06 +0000
                          Re: New Usenapp user John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-26 03:06 +0000
                    Re: New Usenapp user David <David@home.today> - 2025-02-19 14:42 +0000
                      Re: New Usenapp user John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-26 03:25 +0000
                        Re: New Usenapp user John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-26 04:39 +0000
                Re: New Usenapp user % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-02-19 06:03 -0700
                Re: New Usenapp user Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-02-19 13:43 +0000
                  Re: New Usenapp user David <David@home.today> - 2025-02-19 22:37 +0000
                    Re: New Usenapp user Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-02-20 00:13 +0000
                Re: New Usenapp user Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-02-19 15:51 +0000
                  Re: New Usenapp user % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-02-19 09:09 -0700
                    Re: New Usenapp user Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2025-02-19 16:14 +0000
                      Re: New Usenapp user % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-02-19 09:31 -0700
          Re: New Usenapp user John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-18 23:15 +0000
            Re: New Usenapp user David <BD@changed.today> - 2025-02-18 23:57 +0000
              Re: New Usenapp user John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-26 03:38 +0000
            Re: New Usenapp user Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-02-19 07:40 +0000
              Re: New Usenapp user John <Man@the.keyboard> - 2025-02-26 04:00 +0000
      Re: New Usenapp user Frederick <fred@ypical.demon.invalid> - 2025-02-18 18:25 +0000
        Re: New Usenapp user Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-02-18 18:38 +0000
        Re: New Usenapp user David <BD@changed.today> - 2025-02-18 21:22 +0000
    Re: New Usenapp user snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2025-02-18 20:45 +0000
      Re: New Usenapp user David <BD@changed.today> - 2025-02-18 21:10 +0000
      Re: New Usenapp user Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-02-19 09:16 +0000
    Re: New Usenapp user nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2025-02-18 22:38 +0100
    Re: New Usenapp user Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> - 2025-02-19 07:50 +0000
    Re: New Usenapp user Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-02-20 12:57 +0000
      Re: New Usenapp user Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> - 2025-02-21 18:21 +0000
        Re: New Usenapp user Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-03-01 10:20 +0000

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#180329 — New Usenapp user

Well, I was pottering along with NewsTap, but I thought what the hell...

Anyone know if there's a way to bulk import blocked email addresses (from
Unison). I have around 35 (25 from one person alone)... Best result would be
if I can add multiple (comma separated?) email addresses to a single email
field in the Usenapp Rule email field (rather than creating a rule for each,
which would suck).

-- 
Cheers ... Mark

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#180330

On 18 Feb 2025 at 14:12:10 GMT, "Mark" <captain.black@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, I was pottering along with NewsTap, but I thought what the hell...

Well done that man :)

> Anyone know if there's a way to bulk import blocked email addresses (from
> Unison). I have around 35 (25 from one person alone)...

Can I claim the first prize for guessing who that is?

>  Best result would be
> if I can add multiple (comma separated?) email addresses to a single email
> field in the Usenapp Rule email field (rather than creating a rule for each,
> which would suck).

You could ask André via the support forum <https://www.usenapp.com/forum/> or
wait until the 25-er provides an AI fuelled answer!


-- 
Cheers, Alan

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#180331

Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
> On 18 Feb 2025 at 14:12:10 GMT, "Mark" <captain.black@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Well, I was pottering along with NewsTap, but I thought what the hell...
> 
> Well done that man :)
> 
>> Anyone know if there's a way to bulk import blocked email addresses (from
>> Unison). I have around 35 (25 from one person alone)...
> 
> Can I claim the first prize for guessing who that is?
> 
>> Best result would be
>> if I can add multiple (comma separated?) email addresses to a single email
>> field in the Usenapp Rule email field (rather than creating a rule for each,
>> which would suck).
> 
> You could ask André via the support forum <https://www.usenapp.com/forum/> or
> wait until the 25-er provides an AI fuelled answer!
> 
Yeah, ‘him’…!

I just realised I could have tried it myself, and may well do so if I get
round to opening the laptop again. 

Should my own message header be in an italicized blue font? Also, if I
arrow up from the message below mine, it shows as blank, but if I hit the
arrow a second time, it shows up. 

Teething troubles! 

-- 
Cheers … Mark

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#180332

On 18 Feb 2025 at 14:34:26 GMT, "Mark" <captain.black@gmail.com> wrote:

> Should my own message header be in an italicized blue font? Also, if I
> arrow up from the message below mine, it shows as blank, but if I hit the
> arrow a second time, it shows up.

Yes that's how it works for me.

-- 
Cheers, Alan

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#180333

On 18/02/2025 14:25, Alan B wrote:
> On 18 Feb 2025 at 14:12:10 GMT, "Mark" <captain.black@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Well, I was pottering along with NewsTap, but I thought what the hell...
> 
> Well done that man :)
> 
>> Anyone know if there's a way to bulk import blocked email addresses (from
>> Unison). I have around 35 (25 from one person alone)...
> 
> Can I claim the first prize for guessing who that is?
> 
>>   Best result would be
>> if I can add multiple (comma separated?) email addresses to a single email
>> field in the Usenapp Rule email field (rather than creating a rule for each,
>> which would suck).
> 
> You could ask André via the support forum <https://www.usenapp.com/forum/> or
> wait until the 25-er provides an AI fuelled answer!


Xorox Software, based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, is a Dutch company
specializing in Mac software development. They are the creators of
Usenapp, a comprehensive Usenet client for macOS.

Usenapp offers features such as a newsreader, SmartFolders, NZB
downloader, NZB search, SuperSearch, MegaSearch, and full Newznab &
Spotweb support. It also includes NZB auto-download, auto repair and
extraction, bandwidth limitation, and posting capabilities. The software
supports macOS versions 10.11 and higher and is compatible with both
Apple silicon and Intel-based Macs.

However, some users have reported that Usenapp makes unexpected network
connections beyond those specified by the user, raising privacy concerns.

Given these reports, it’s advisable to exercise caution. If privacy is a
significant concern for you, you might consider exploring alternative
Usenet clients that have a longer track record and a more transparent
approach to user privacy.

Always ensure that any software you choose aligns with your privacy
expectations and that you are comfortable with its network behavior.

=

Is there ANY need for concern?

HTH

Shared with ACW in case others may be tempted into the unknown! ;-)

-- 
David

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#180336

On Feb 18, 2025 at 10:40:58 AM EST, "David" <BD@invalid.email> wrote:

> Xorox Software, based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, is a Dutch company
> specializing in Mac software development. They are the creators of
> Usenapp, a comprehensive Usenet client for macOS.
> 
> Usenapp offers features such as a newsreader, SmartFolders, NZB
> downloader, NZB search, SuperSearch, MegaSearch, and full Newznab &
> Spotweb support. It also includes NZB auto-download, auto repair and
> extraction, bandwidth limitation, and posting capabilities. The software
> supports macOS versions 10.11 and higher and is compatible with both
> Apple silicon and Intel-based Macs.
> 
> However, some users have reported that Usenapp makes unexpected network
> connections beyond those specified by the user, raising privacy concerns.

There have also been "reports" that the Earth is flat. Does not mean that it
is true. YOU are the only person I have ever seen who questions Usenapp.

You REALLY need to stop using internet chatbots as a source of information. 
They are not reliable. They are not even "intelligent".  But they are
certainly "artificial". 

Artificial Ignorance is a better description. Whereas you are Natural
Ignorance.

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#180337

On 18/02/2025 16:40, Tyrone wrote:
> On Feb 18, 2025 at 10:40:58 AM EST, "David" <BD@invalid.email> wrote:
> 
>> Xorox Software, based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, is a Dutch company
>> specializing in Mac software development. They are the creators of
>> Usenapp, a comprehensive Usenet client for macOS.
>>
>> Usenapp offers features such as a newsreader, SmartFolders, NZB
>> downloader, NZB search, SuperSearch, MegaSearch, and full Newznab &
>> Spotweb support. It also includes NZB auto-download, auto repair and
>> extraction, bandwidth limitation, and posting capabilities. The software
>> supports macOS versions 10.11 and higher and is compatible with both
>> Apple silicon and Intel-based Macs.
>>
>> However, some users have reported that Usenapp makes unexpected network
>> connections beyond those specified by the user, raising privacy concerns.
> 
> There have also been "reports" that the Earth is flat. Does not mean that it
> is true. YOU are the only person I have ever seen who questions Usenapp.

Does that mean that Andre *IS* a "good guy"?

> You REALLY need to stop using internet chatbots as a source of information.
> They are not reliable. They are not even "intelligent".  But they are
> certainly "artificial".
> 
> Artificial Ignorance is a better description. Whereas you are Natural
> Ignorance.

Way back, probably before you were born, I was advised to be exceedingly 
cautious of people and organations, offering software, which failed to 
provide their name, address and telephone number.

I have checked with the Dutch authorities and there IS a Registered 
company called XOROX Software - but they would release no details of 
same. You'll not find out any more by visiting here:-

https://www.xoroxsoft.com/

For shits and giggles, this is what ChatGPT had to say:-

Got it—you erased your hard drive to completely remove **Usenapp**, 
likely due to concerns about Xorox Software's integrity. Now you still 
have your **license number**, but because they **suspended you from 
their forum**, you can't easily access a new installer.

Since you've wiped everything clean, here are your possible next steps:

1. **See if You Can Still Download Usenapp**
    - Check if their website still allows downloads for registered users.
    - If you previously received a download link via email, try 
recovering it.

2. **Contact Them (Even If Suspended)**
    - Use their [contact form](https://www.xoroxsoft.com/contact/) and 
simply request a re-download link.
    - Don’t mention past disputes—just ask as if you're a regular user.

3. **Alternative Download Sources**
    - While I can’t recommend unofficial sources, you could check Mac 
forums where others discuss **Usenapp** and may have advice.

4. **Move On?**
    - If Xorox Software refuses to help, it might be best to cut ties 
completely and look for **alternative Usenet clients**.

Do you want help finding a solid alternative to **Usenapp**? Or are you 
hoping to push Xorox Software to honor your license?

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#180343

On Feb 18, 2025 at 12:08:56 PM EST, "David" <BD@invalid.email> wrote:

> On 18/02/2025 16:40, Tyrone wrote:
>> On Feb 18, 2025 at 10:40:58 AM EST, "David" <BD@invalid.email> wrote:
>> 
>>> Xorox Software, based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, is a Dutch company
>>> specializing in Mac software development. They are the creators of
>>> Usenapp, a comprehensive Usenet client for macOS.
>>> 
>>> Usenapp offers features such as a newsreader, SmartFolders, NZB
>>> downloader, NZB search, SuperSearch, MegaSearch, and full Newznab &
>>> Spotweb support. It also includes NZB auto-download, auto repair and
>>> extraction, bandwidth limitation, and posting capabilities. The software
>>> supports macOS versions 10.11 and higher and is compatible with both
>>> Apple silicon and Intel-based Macs.
>>> 
>>> However, some users have reported that Usenapp makes unexpected network
>>> connections beyond those specified by the user, raising privacy concerns.
>> 
>> There have also been "reports" that the Earth is flat. Does not mean that it
>> is true. YOU are the only person I have ever seen who questions Usenapp.
> 
> Does that mean that Andre *IS* a "good guy"?

Since there is NO evidence to the contrary, yes.  

>> You REALLY need to stop using internet chatbots as a source of information.
>> They are not reliable. They are not even "intelligent".  But they are
>> certainly "artificial".
>> 
>> Artificial Ignorance is a better description. Whereas you are Natural
>> Ignorance.
> 
> Way back, probably before you were born, I was advised to be exceedingly
> cautious of people and organations, offering software, which failed to
> provide their name, address and telephone number.

You have no idea who you are talking to. 

> I have checked with the Dutch authorities and there IS a Registered
> company called XOROX Software - but they would release no details of
> same. You'll not find out any more by visiting here:-

They should not "release any details" to dipshits like you.

> https://www.xoroxsoft.com/
> 
> For shits and giggles, this is what ChatGPT had to say:-

Yes, total shit and giggles.  That you believe all of that word salad just
shows - yet again - how fucking stupid you are.

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#180350

On Feb 18, 2025 at 12:08:56 PM EST, "David" <BD@invalid.email> wrote:

> Do you want help finding a solid alternative to **Usenapp**? Or are you
> hoping to push Xorox Software to honor your license?

There is no "solid alternative". Usenapp is the best currently available Mac
Usenet client.  Thunderbird is a piece of shit. Yes, it is free. And worth
every penny. 

I have no idea what you mean in your second sentence. I can only assume he
cancelled YOUR license because YOU are such an asshole.  

Remember, I warned him about you.

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#180353

On 19/02/2025 05:07, Tyrone wrote:
> On Feb 18, 2025 at 12:08:56 PM EST, "David" <BD@invalid.email> wrote:
> 
>> Do you want help finding a solid alternative to **Usenapp**? Or are you
>> hoping to push Xorox Software to honor your license?
> 
> There is no "solid alternative". Usenapp is the best currently available Mac
> Usenet client.  Thunderbird is a piece of shit. Yes, it is free. And worth
> every penny.

I find that Thunderbird works well nowadays. 🙂

> I have no idea what you mean in your second sentence. I can only assume he
> cancelled YOUR license because YOU are such an asshole.

He has suspended me from posting in the users support forum.

https://www.usenapp.com/forum/

It would be illegal for him to refuse me access to the software for 
which I paid - I paid for a 'lifetime' licence!

> Remember, I warned him about you.

*What, exactly, did you warn him about*?

-- 
David

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#180354

On 19/02/2025 08:54, David wrote:
> On 19/02/2025 05:07, Tyrone wrote:
>> On Feb 18, 2025 at 12:08:56 PM EST, "David" <BD@invalid.email> wrote:
>>
>>> Do you want help finding a solid alternative to **Usenapp**? Or are you
>>> hoping to push Xorox Software to honor your license?
>>
>> There is no "solid alternative". Usenapp is the best currently 
>> available Mac
>> Usenet client.  Thunderbird is a piece of shit. Yes, it is free. And 
>> worth
>> every penny.
> 
> I find that Thunderbird works well nowadays. 🙂
> 
>> I have no idea what you mean in your second sentence. I can only 
>> assume he
>> cancelled YOUR license because YOU are such an asshole.
> 
> He has suspended me from posting in the users support forum.
> 
> https://www.usenapp.com/forum/
> 
> It would be illegal for him to refuse me access to the software for 
> which I paid - I paid for a 'lifetime' licence!
> 
>> Remember, I warned him about you.
> 
> *What, exactly, did you warn him about*?

I really would like to know why you find my asking questions somewhat 
offensive.

Please, do tell!

HAND

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#180358

On Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:03:57 +0000, David <David@home.today> wrote:

<<snipped>>
>
>I really would like to know why you find my asking questions somewhat 
>offensive.
>
>
  Could you please stop changing your pseudonym? 

  I have you blocked under about a hundred different email names and
addresses but you persist in morphing them so my filters don't catch
you. Please stop doing this. Please, for the sake of compassion, human
decency and just plain niceness pick one and stick with it forever. 

 Please? For me? To be nice? 

                                                               J. 
 

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#180360

On 19. Feb 2025 at 11:54:18 CET, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:

> Please? For me? To be nice?

Could you (and anyone else) please just stop responding to him?

Pretty please?

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#180380

On 19 Feb 2025 11:40:22 GMT, Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de>
wrote:

>On 19. Feb 2025 at 11:54:18 CET, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
>
>> Please? For me? To be nice?
>
>Could you (and anyone else) please just stop responding to him?
>
>Pretty please?

 I generally don't respond to the 'nymshifter but I thought that the
making of one small request in twenty years or so would not be
considered excessive and would not really be thought to be feeding him
oxygen. 

 So, I was wrong and apparently I did a Really Bad Thing(TM). My
mistake. I won't do it again. 

 Thank you ever so much for the lovely, polite response, I will
treasure it forever. I am sure that the 'nymshifter will also be very
happy with it as he has seen many, many requests not to respond to him
over the decades and knows that they are universally ignored by
everyone. Still, surely *your* impassioned, reasonable plea for us not
to engage him will no doubt be completely effective. 

 I am fairly sure that my plea that he stop changing his pseudonym,
email addresses and other identifying marks, that he never again
'nymshift, will, in the name of decency, compassion and politeness be
accepted in the gentle spirit in which it was offered and will be
immediately and forever respected by him. 

 I just know that he has done his last shift. 

 Still, as per the above, I won't ask him again. I will respect your
wishes, for I am really ever so nice. 

                                                 J.  

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#180384

On 20/02/2025 12:17, John wrote:
> On 19 Feb 2025 11:40:22 GMT, Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 19. Feb 2025 at 11:54:18 CET, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
>>
>>> Please? For me? To be nice?
>>
>> Could you (and anyone else) please just stop responding to him?
>>
>> Pretty please?
> 
>   I generally don't respond to the 'nymshifter but I thought that the
> making of one small request in twenty years or so would not be
> considered excessive and would not really be thought to be feeding him
> oxygen.
> 
>   So, I was wrong and apparently I did a Really Bad Thing(TM). My
> mistake. I won't do it again.
> 
>   Thank you ever so much for the lovely, polite response, I will
> treasure it forever. I am sure that the 'nymshifter will also be very
> happy with it as he has seen many, many requests not to respond to him
> over the decades and knows that they are universally ignored by
> everyone. Still, surely *your* impassioned, reasonable plea for us not
> to engage him will no doubt be completely effective.
> 
>   I am fairly sure that my plea that he stop changing his pseudonym,
> email addresses and other identifying marks, that he never again
> 'nymshift, will, in the name of decency, compassion and politeness be
> accepted in the gentle spirit in which it was offered and will be
> immediately and forever respected by him.
> 
>   I just know that he has done his last shift.
> 
>   Still, as per the above, I won't ask him again. I will respect your
> wishes, for I am really ever so nice.

He's just pissed that his lot lost the war! ;-)

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#180470

On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:02:53 +0000, David <David@home.today> wrote:

>On 20/02/2025 12:17, John wrote:
>> On 19 Feb 2025 11:40:22 GMT, Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 19. Feb 2025 at 11:54:18 CET, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Please? For me? To be nice?
>>>
>>> Could you (and anyone else) please just stop responding to him?
>>>
>>> Pretty please?
>> 
>>   I generally don't respond to the 'nymshifter but I thought that the
>> making of one small request in twenty years or so would not be
>> considered excessive and would not really be thought to be feeding him
>> oxygen.
>> 
>>   So, I was wrong and apparently I did a Really Bad Thing(TM). My
>> mistake. I won't do it again.
>> 
>>   Thank you ever so much for the lovely, polite response, I will
>> treasure it forever. I am sure that the 'nymshifter will also be very
>> happy with it as he has seen many, many requests not to respond to him
>> over the decades and knows that they are universally ignored by
>> everyone. Still, surely *your* impassioned, reasonable plea for us not
>> to engage him will no doubt be completely effective.
>> 
>>   I am fairly sure that my plea that he stop changing his pseudonym,
>> email addresses and other identifying marks, that he never again
>> 'nymshift, will, in the name of decency, compassion and politeness be
>> accepted in the gentle spirit in which it was offered and will be
>> immediately and forever respected by him.
>> 
>>   I just know that he has done his last shift.
>> 
>>   Still, as per the above, I won't ask him again. I will respect your
>> wishes, for I am really ever so nice.
>
>He's just pissed that his lot lost the war! ;-)

 Which does not answer my question nor does it respond to my request. 

 Will you, PLEASE, stop 'nymshifting? Will you pick one and stick to
it, please? 

 Please, to be kind, nice, compassionate and decent? 

 Please? 

 Or not? 

 If not, why not? 

 Are you really so important? 

                                                       J. 

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#180471

On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:02:53 +0000, David <David@home.today> wrote:

>On 20/02/2025 12:17, John wrote:
>> On 19 Feb 2025 11:40:22 GMT, Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 19. Feb 2025 at 11:54:18 CET, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Please? For me? To be nice?
>>>
>>> Could you (and anyone else) please just stop responding to him?
>>>
>>> Pretty please?
>> 
>>   I generally don't respond to the 'nymshifter but I thought that the
>> making of one small request in twenty years or so would not be
>> considered excessive and would not really be thought to be feeding him
>> oxygen.
>> 
>>   So, I was wrong and apparently I did a Really Bad Thing(TM). My
>> mistake. I won't do it again.
>> 
>>   Thank you ever so much for the lovely, polite response, I will
>> treasure it forever. I am sure that the 'nymshifter will also be very
>> happy with it as he has seen many, many requests not to respond to him
>> over the decades and knows that they are universally ignored by
>> everyone. Still, surely *your* impassioned, reasonable plea for us not
>> to engage him will no doubt be completely effective.
>> 
>>   I am fairly sure that my plea that he stop changing his pseudonym,
>> email addresses and other identifying marks, that he never again
>> 'nymshift, will, in the name of decency, compassion and politeness be
>> accepted in the gentle spirit in which it was offered and will be
>> immediately and forever respected by him.
>> 
>>   I just know that he has done his last shift.
>> 
>>   Still, as per the above, I won't ask him again. I will respect your
>> wishes, for I am really ever so nice.
>
>He's just pissed that his lot lost the war! ;-)

 Which does not answer my question nor does it respond to my request. 

 Will you, PLEASE, stop 'nymshifting? Will you pick one and stick to
it, please? 

 Please, to be kind, nice, compassionate and decent? 

 Please? 

 Or not? 

 If not, why not? 

 Are you really so important? 

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#180472

On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:02:53 +0000, David <David@home.today> wrote:

>On 20/02/2025 12:17, John wrote:
>> On 19 Feb 2025 11:40:22 GMT, Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 19. Feb 2025 at 11:54:18 CET, "John" <Man@the.keyboard> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Please? For me? To be nice?
>>>
>>> Could you (and anyone else) please just stop responding to him?
>>>
>>> Pretty please?
>> 
>>   I generally don't respond to the 'nymshifter but I thought that the
>> making of one small request in twenty years or so would not be
>> considered excessive and would not really be thought to be feeding him
>> oxygen.
>> 
>>   So, I was wrong and apparently I did a Really Bad Thing(TM). My
>> mistake. I won't do it again.
>> 
>>   Thank you ever so much for the lovely, polite response, I will
>> treasure it forever. I am sure that the 'nymshifter will also be very
>> happy with it as he has seen many, many requests not to respond to him
>> over the decades and knows that they are universally ignored by
>> everyone. Still, surely *your* impassioned, reasonable plea for us not
>> to engage him will no doubt be completely effective.
>> 
>>   I am fairly sure that my plea that he stop changing his pseudonym,
>> email addresses and other identifying marks, that he never again
>> 'nymshift, will, in the name of decency, compassion and politeness be
>> accepted in the gentle spirit in which it was offered and will be
>> immediately and forever respected by him.
>> 
>>   I just know that he has done his last shift.
>> 
>>   Still, as per the above, I won't ask him again. I will respect your
>> wishes, for I am really ever so nice.
>
>He's just pissed that his lot lost the war! ;-)

 Which does not answer my question nor does it respond to my request. 

 Will you, PLEASE, stop 'nymshifting? Will you pick one and stick to
it, please? 

 Please, to be kind, nice, compassionate and decent? 

 Please? 

 Or not? 

 If not, why not? 

 Are you really so important? 

                                               J. 

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#180363

On 19/02/2025 10:54, John wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:03:57 +0000, David <David@home.today> wrote:
> 
> <<snipped>>
>>
>> I really would like to know why you find my asking questions somewhat
>> offensive.
>>
>>
>    Could you please stop changing your pseudonym?

I've been "David" consistently for a very long time, John.

>    I have you blocked under about a hundred different email names and
> addresses but you persist in morphing them so my filters don't catch
> you. Please stop doing this. Please, for the sake of compassion, human
> decency and just plain niceness pick one and stick with it forever.
> 
>   Please? For me? To be nice?

If you were to explain *WHY* you want me to be blocked from view, it 
would be a step in the right direction.

What harm have I ever done you?

-- 
Being nice!
David

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#180473

On Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:42:19 +0000, David <David@home.today> wrote:

>On 19/02/2025 10:54, John wrote:
>> On Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:03:57 +0000, David <David@home.today> wrote:
>> 
>> <<snipped>>
>>>
>>> I really would like to know why you find my asking questions somewhat
>>> offensive.
>>>
>>>
>>    Could you please stop changing your pseudonym?
>
>I've been "David" consistently for a very long time, John.
>
>>    I have you blocked under about a hundred different email names and
>> addresses but you persist in morphing them so my filters don't catch
>> you. Please stop doing this. Please, for the sake of compassion, human
>> decency and just plain niceness pick one and stick with it forever.
>> 
>>   Please? For me? To be nice?
>
>If you were to explain *WHY* you want me to be blocked from view, it 
>would be a step in the right direction.

 I don't want you "blocked from view", I want you blocked from *MY*
view. 

 Have you ever seen a poster calling itself "Bobandcarole"? Or "Nancy
Lieder"? "Archimedes Plutonium"? "James Harris"? "Brad Duff"? Those,
too, are annoying people who contribute only crud, lies and nonsense.
I don't want to see them pop-up on my screens, either so I have
filters for them. 

 Archaic Poo is also a 'nymshifter but nothing like so persistent as
you so he is easier to block. You have hundreds of variations of your
names, eddresses and pseudonyms in my filter list. That is just
*RUDE*. 

 If you stick to one, I don't need the large filter file. If you stick
to one, I need never, ever see you again. I do not want to see you but
I may wish to read this and other newsgroups for the benefit of
learning from people who actually contribute knowledge. 

 I know that you think that everything you say and do and think and
think you know is worth sharing with everyone but it isn't. Trust me.
No one wants to hear from you, ever. 

 We would *all* be glad were you to be a nice, polite, kind person who
stuck to one pseudonym forever so we could all just block you. 

 

>
>What harm have I ever done you?

 You fill my feeds with crud. 

 You are a mosquito whine. You are a tiny annoyance. You are worth
blocking because you are worthless. 

 You are "Adacrypt" in sci.crypt newsgroups. Fortunately, he was too
stupid to 'nymshift with any great flexibility. You are slightly more
irksome. 

 I want you gone from my house. Please be kind enough to allow me
this. 

 It is rude and discourteous and an indication of mean-spirit, lack of
empathy and lack of human decency to force yourself into everyone's
face at a party. You insist on doing so. You are being rude. You are
lacking in courtesy. This is the behaviour of a bully. 

 Please stop it. 

 Pick a 'nym and stick to it. Please. 

 I did ask nicely, lots of times. 
  
 You truly are *NOT* so important that we must be subjected to you
even when we don't want to listen. Trust me, you are not. 

 So please, do it for me? Stop 'nymshifting? 

 Please? 

                                                                J. 
                                         

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