Re: advantage of a web interface (Was: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem...)

From	Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++
Subject	Re: advantage of a web interface (Was: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem...)
Date	2023-11-21 22:03 +0200
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Message-ID	<20231121220304.0000059f@yahoo.com> (permalink)
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On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:49:02 -0500
Richard Damon <richard@damon-family.org> wrote:

> On 11/21/23 11:40 AM, Kenny McCormack wrote:
> > 
> > Just out of curiosity, is there any advantage to a "web interface"
> > (e.g., GG) vs a GUI (Windows/Mac/whatever) newsreader (Thunderbird,
> > Claws, Forte, etc) ?  Isn't it pretty much the same thing?
> > 
> > (Of course, I understand the difference "under the hood", but I'm
> > talking here about what the typical naive user sees and understands)
> >   
> 
> One advantage is it doesn't need to be "installed" or "updated" since
> it doesn't actually live on the users computers.
> 
> It also automatically get shared with all your "devices", even if
> they are using different operating systems. The programs you listed
> won't work on a Phone or Tablet (at least not any of the popular
> ones), so wouldn't be usable by a person who is largely "mobile".

More so, "device" or computer does not even have to be yours.

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(comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2023-11-19 11:23 +0000
  Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2023-11-19 17:18 +0000
    Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2023-11-19 11:51 -0800
    Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-11-20 08:42 +0100
      Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... Kaz Kylheku <864-117-4973@kylheku.com> - 2023-11-20 07:56 +0000
        Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-11-20 13:33 +0100
          Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2023-11-20 18:06 +0000
            Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-11-20 21:01 +0100
          Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2023-11-20 20:03 -0500
          Response to "David Brown" (Was: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem...) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2023-11-21 09:30 +0000
            Re: Response to "David Brown" (Was: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem...) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2023-11-21 16:47 +0100
              Re: Response to "David Brown" (Was: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem...) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2023-11-21 16:40 +0000
                Re: Response to "David Brown" (Was: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem...) Richard Damon <richard@damon-family.org> - 2023-11-21 11:49 -0500
                Re: advantage of a web  interface (Was: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem...) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2023-11-21 22:03 +0200
                Re: Response to "David Brown" (Was: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem...) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2023-11-21 16:49 +0000
                Re: Response to "David Brown" (Was: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem...) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2023-11-21 22:23 +0200
              Re: Response to "David Brown" Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2023-11-21 12:09 -0800
              Re: Response to "David Brown" (Was: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem...) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2023-11-21 22:16 +0200
  Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2023-11-19 12:25 -0800
  Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... Japanese Spammer Here <invalid@invalid.net> - 2023-11-19 23:25 +0000
    Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca (The Doctor) - 2023-11-20 00:04 +0000
  Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2023-11-21 14:42 -0600
  Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2023-12-15 09:38 -0500
    Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO olcott <polcott2@gmail.com> - 2023-12-15 11:42 -0600
      Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO Tom Furie <tom@furie.org.uk> - 2023-12-15 18:02 +0000
        Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO olcott <polcott2@gmail.com> - 2023-12-15 12:39 -0600
          Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2023-12-15 19:00 +0000
            Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO olcott <polcott2@gmail.com> - 2023-12-15 14:00 -0600
              Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2023-12-15 21:00 +0000
                Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO olcott <polcott2@gmail.com> - 2023-12-15 16:23 -0600
                Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2023-12-15 22:43 +0000
                Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO olcott <polcott2@gmail.com> - 2023-12-15 16:50 -0600
                Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO Richard Harnden <richard.nospam@gmail.invalid> - 2023-12-16 00:03 +0000
                Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO tTh <tth@none.invalid> - 2023-12-16 01:26 +0100
                Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2023-12-15 16:39 -0800
            Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO Julieta Shem <jshem@yaxenu.org> - 2023-12-15 17:06 -0300
              Re: (comp.lang.c) More musings on the spam problem... PLO "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2023-12-15 16:40 -0800
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