On 13/11/2011 12:10 PM, Christine Dabney wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:03:23 -0500, Brooklyn1<Gravesend1> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:06:41 -0800, Christine Dabney
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:54:30 -0800, > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:14:10 -0600, John >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:00:17 -0500, Brooklyn1<Gravesend1> wrote:
>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Agent lets you change the font size/type.
>>>>>
>>>>> Of some things, but not everything.
>>>>>
>>>> IME the only font that can't be changed is the spell-checker, which is
>>>> a third party app.
>>>
>>> Yeah, I can change the font on just about anything in Agent.
>>
>> Me too. I don't play around with the options, I got the fonts how I
>> like them a while ago and left them that way. I remember I didn't
>> want to make the font size too large or it wouldn't fit properly. I
>> just checked, all my fonts are set to Comic Sans 12 pt bold, works for
>> me. I don't use many of the features that Agent offers. I save
>> nothing, soon as I'm done reading each down load I delete everything.
>
> My fonts are slightly larger, as my eyes are aging. But I chose the
> same fonts... And I too, purge everything after I am done
> reading...so what comes up if I refresh, is totally new.
>
> Christine

I set Agent (and Thunderbird) to purge after a predetermined period of
time. That time period is determined by the newsgroup concerned. Some go
after the default, some 2 or 3 months later. Really depends on the
relative interest level and volume of traffic. For example, RFC is on 60
days purely because of the sheer volume of posts to the group.

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Krypsis