cybercat wrote:

Cookie Pal! Does he wear a little hat and gloves and a big smile and bring
you cookies whenever you need them????

'Cookie Pal' comes rushing in through the brick wall right after the
"Hey - Kool Aid!" cry.

-sw

Default User wrote:

You mean the clickable references? I did like that about NS.

I'm not using any of the products now, because they just don't have
powerful enough filtering for today's wacky usenet.

I only use Seamonkey for browsing and IMAP mail. The IMAP
implementation is the most complete and bug-free out there. And the
browser is miles ahead of IE, even without SM's bells and whistles.

I use other things for news. Mozilla for news has always sucked.

-sw

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:12:45 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:

wrote:

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:35:40 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:

notbob wrote:

On 2008-06-10, Dan Goodman wrote:

Nothing obscure about it; some people like it that way.

Bingo!

And some people would probably like a toaster that's also a vacuum
cleaner.

Minimalists for starters. Nice clean lines....

Mimimalists do stand-alone programs, not bolted-together "suites".

Hey, when did this get turned back to Netscape? I like the
vacuum/toaster idea and it would not be bolted together in my design.
Just plug it in and flip a switch.

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Dave Smith wrote:

"Jean B." wrote:



I guess I'd have to see whether there's any advantage to them then,
since I am currently using Firefox and Thunderbird. I MISS the old
Netscape.



I tried it. The browser locked up on me. The new reader is just like
Firefox, which is similar to Netscape Communicator but lacks the reference
for following threads back. I am sticking with Netscape for news groups.

The new reader is just like Firefox?

--
Blinky
Killing all posts from Google Groups
The Usenet Improvement Project -- http://improve-usenet.org
Found 5/08: a free GG-blocking news *feed* -- http://usenet4all.se

"Blinky the Shark" wrote in message
news
Dave Smith wrote:

"Jean B." wrote:



I guess I'd have to see whether there's any advantage to them then,
since I am currently using Firefox and Thunderbird. I MISS the old
Netscape.



I tried it. The browser locked up on me. The new reader is just like
Firefox, which is similar to Netscape Communicator but lacks the
reference
for following threads back. I am sticking with Netscape for news groups.

The new reader is just like Firefox?

No it isn't. Not at all.

cybercat wrote:
"Blinky the Shark" wrote in message
news
Dave Smith wrote:

"Jean B." wrote:


I guess I'd have to see whether there's any advantage to them then,
since I am currently using Firefox and Thunderbird. I MISS the old
Netscape.



I tried it. The browser locked up on me. The new reader is just like
Firefox, which is similar to Netscape Communicator but lacks the
reference
for following threads back. I am sticking with Netscape for news groups.
The new reader is just like Firefox?

No it isn't. Not at all.


Good. I was gonna say... NS 9 might just as well be FF, so why use it?
Same would be true of Seamonkey if that were the case. FF is fine--IF
that is what you want to use, and I am currently using it but missing
the old NS. (I am just waiting for my new PC to come ere I try Seamonkey.)

Now, if someone would just report on Penelope.... Oddly enough, will I
did use NS for browsing and NGs, I never used it for email....

--
Jean B.

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:57:51 -0400, "Jean B." wrote:

NS 9 might just as well be FF, so why use it?

FF is browser only, which is supposed to be "lighter" than NS. If you
want a suite, install NS... if you want personal choice, install FF.

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"Jean B." wrote
Good. I was gonna say... NS 9 might just as well be FF, so why use it?
Same would be true of Seamonkey if that were the case. FF is fine--IF
that is what you want to use, and I am currently using it but missing the
old NS. (I am just waiting for my new PC to come ere I try Seamonkey.)

I think you'll like it. It feels "natural," as far as the way it functions.
I will always
use IE most of the time, simply because most web sites are designed to
function
with it.


Now, if someone would just report on Penelope.... Oddly enough, will I
did use NS for browsing and NGs, I never used it for email....

I am hooked on having both news and mail in the same interface.

A LOT of our opinions on these issues have to do with what we started
out on.

I began with Netscape and went to IE when NS got too weird and ungainly.

I.E 7 is, to me, buggy and odd, but most pages still function best when
viewed
with it.

I utterly loathe Thunderbird, which is Firefox's news reader.

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:32:49 -0700, sf . wrote:

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:12:45 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Mimimalists do stand-alone programs, not bolted-together "suites".

Hey, when did this get turned back to Netscape? I like the
vacuum/toaster idea and it would not be bolted together in my design.
Just plug it in and flip a switch.

the old 'plug 'n' pray.'

your pal,
blake

sf wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:57:51 -0400, "Jean B." wrote:

NS 9 might just as well be FF, so why use it?

FF is browser only, which is supposed to be "lighter" than NS. If you
want a suite, install NS... if you want personal choice, install FF.

As I said, I am currently using Firefox, but I will try to use the old
Netscape and also try Seamonkey when I get my new PC.

--
Jean B.

cybercat wrote:
I think you'll like it. It feels "natural," as far as the way it functions.
I will always
use IE most of the time, simply because most web sites are designed to
function
with it.

I guess it might feel different to me, since I avoid IE if at all possible.

I am hooked on having both news and mail in the same interface.

I think I never had them together and then also decided it minimized the
possibility that I'd send an email when I intended to post or vv. Well,
that isn't is certain now, but I am still wed to using two programs.

A LOT of our opinions on these issues have to do with what we started
out on.

That is SO true! I did use IE for a nanosecond and hated it and OE,
then started using NS and Eudora. That's kind-of my norm.

I began with Netscape and went to IE when NS got too weird and ungainly.

Well, it did change. Sniff.

I.E 7 is, to me, buggy and odd, but most pages still function best when
viewed
with it.

Ick. It came uup automatically for something (I need to change that
somehow) and almost blinded me this morning.

I utterly loathe Thunderbird, which is Firefox's news reader.

It has taken me a long time to get used to it. Now I wonder whether an
NS newsreader would feel odd. And neither have the full array of kill
options I'd like.

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." wrote in message
...
cybercat wrote:
I think you'll like it. It feels "natural," as far as the way it
functions. I will always
use IE most of the time, simply because most web sites are designed to
function
with it.

I guess it might feel different to me, since I avoid IE if at all
possible.

I was referring to the fact that you and I both liked and used Netscape
first.

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:45:33 GMT, blake murphy
wrote:

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:32:49 -0700, sf . wrote:

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:12:45 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Mimimalists do stand-alone programs, not bolted-together "suites".

Hey, when did this get turned back to Netscape? I like the
vacuum/toaster idea and it would not be bolted together in my design.
Just plug it in and flip a switch.

the old 'plug 'n' pray.'

You're a cruel, cruel man.

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Jean B. wrote:
sf wrote:
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:57:51 -0400, "Jean B." wrote:

NS 9 might just as well be FF, so why use it?

FF is browser only, which is supposed to be "lighter" than NS. If you
want a suite, install NS... if you want personal choice, install FF.

As I said, I am currently using Firefox, but I will try to use the old
Netscape and also try Seamonkey when I get my new PC.


I am so impressed with SM, I am going to make it my default news and
mail handler. Besides the pleasing-to-the-eye interface, every time I
look for information on how to do something, like, say, change my home
page, I find it easily. Everything is so logical. I might just get lured
away from OE after all ... (There's a spell checker, too, OE does not
have that.) When you try it, let me know what you think about it. I
think it is almost like an improved version of the old Netscape you and
I both liked.
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On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:33:51 -0700, sf . wrote:

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:45:33 GMT, blake murphy
wrote:

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:32:49 -0700, sf . wrote:

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:12:45 -0700, Blinky the Shark
wrote:


Mimimalists do stand-alone programs, not bolted-together "suites".

Hey, when did this get turned back to Netscape? I like the
vacuum/toaster idea and it would not be bolted together in my design.
Just plug it in and flip a switch.

the old 'plug 'n' pray.'

You're a cruel, cruel man.

who, me? i'm an old softie.

your pal,
blake