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Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why

From "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why
Date 2016-10-03 03:18 +0000
Organization O.W.L.
Message-ID <hjsague03.age@perch.invalid> (permalink)
References <20161003031235.78052104@maxa-pc.cpe.bvcom.net>

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Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> wrote:
> 1. Does not correctly decodes all utf headers

Are you sure that's not a terminal issue?  For example, tin handles
utf8 headers just fine, but xterm does not; mate-terminal is fine:

http://i.imgur.com/EXOURgy.png

> 2. Threads are difficult to follow as slrn does not cache articles

tin threading:

http://i.imgur.com/s1ywne2.png

> 3. Does not re-formats articles on 80 characters boundary so looking at
> google groups articles is painful

<shrug>  I don't mind it on reading, and for replying, I use
vi commandline to run fmt on it.

> 4. all in all text based experience is sub-par to graphical one
>

Not for me.  I hate always having to "go for the mouse."
tin/vim rules for usenet.

> So I gave up finally , returned to trusty Claws-Mail ;)

Don't you have to use a mail-to-news gateway with that? :)

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So I gave up on slrn, this is why Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-03 03:12 +0200
  Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Godzilla <godzilla@lizardboss.invalid> - 2016-10-03 01:29 +0000
    Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-03 03:37 +0200
      Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-03 02:16 +0000
    Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why dyrmak <dyrmak@quelite.terre.invalid> - 2016-10-03 08:26 +0000
  Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-03 03:18 +0000
    Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-03 03:39 +0000
      Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-03 04:08 +0000
    Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Sandman <mr@sandman.net> - 2016-10-03 05:24 +0000
    Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-03 10:15 +0200
      Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-03 10:15 -0400
      Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-03 12:25 -0600
      Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-03 21:29 +0000
        Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-04 00:06 +0200
          Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-03 22:22 +0000
            Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-04 00:25 +0200
              Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-03 22:37 +0000
        Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-03 16:42 -0600
          Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-04 00:26 +0000
            Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-03 19:28 -0600
              Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-04 01:51 +0000
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why tmelmosfire <tmelmosfire@gmail.com> - 2016-10-03 18:52 -0700
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-04 12:39 -0600
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-04 20:59 +0000
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-04 16:39 -0600
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-05 03:12 +0000
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-05 19:34 +0000
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-05 14:15 -0600
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-05 16:41 -0400
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-05 17:59 -0600
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-06 01:08 +0000
    Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Adlbifhr Mjduhgfks <am@random.us> - 2016-10-03 23:28 +0000
  Shut Up, Dumb Fuck! John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2016-10-03 02:14 -0700
  Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-03 11:41 +0000
    Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-10-03 08:05 -0400
      Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-03 14:15 +0200
        Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-03 12:49 +0000
      Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-03 13:27 +0100
      Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-03 12:48 +0000
      Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-03 12:27 -0600
        Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-03 14:55 -0400
          Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-03 13:44 -0600
            Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-03 15:55 -0400
              Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-03 16:44 -0600
    Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-03 14:12 +0200
      Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-03 12:49 +0000
        Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-03 10:17 -0400
          Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-03 14:30 +0000
            Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-03 10:33 -0400
              Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-03 12:29 -0600
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-10-03 15:09 -0400
        Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-10-03 22:29 +0100
  Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-04 08:22 -0500
    Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-04 15:32 +0200
      Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-04 09:43 -0500
        Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-10-04 17:24 +0200
          Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-04 12:41 -0600
            Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-04 16:34 -0400
              Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-04 16:40 -0600
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-04 19:04 -0400
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-04 23:49 -0600
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-05 08:09 -0400
                Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-05 11:02 -0600
          Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-10-05 17:07 +0100
    Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-04 10:35 -0400
      Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-04 16:54 +0200
        Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-04 10:26 -0500
          Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-04 19:22 -0400
        Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-04 12:41 -0400
          Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-04 21:12 +0200
            Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-04 19:18 -0400
              Re: So I gave up on slrn, this is why Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-10-05 01:55 +0200

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