"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:41:23 -0700, "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds"
> wrote:

>In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>> >
>> > (back on Windows Mail, not ideal, I know) I'm not sure how to d/l an
>> > earlier version! The one I find available for download is version
>> > 16.2.
>> > I'm about ready to give up. Why is it ignoring anything and everything
>> > from
>> > *only* this one newsgroup? I can read and post to other newsgroups.
>> > It
>> > really doesn't make any sense. I've checked the properties set for the
>> > other ngs, they're all the same.
>>
>> have you gone to the Thunderbird forums and either searched for an answer
>> or
>> posted your problem?
>>
>>
>> Yes, I have. Unresponsive. Another person on their forum said they were
>> having a similar problem but so far we've gotten no helpful answers.
>> It's
>> frustrating. I can use it to view other ng's, but I cannot see any posts
>> from this one.
>
>are there any computer users groups in your area or one that you can either
>sign
>up for or just ask questions? Local college with some computer whiz kid?

Most any senior center has a few nerds that regularly teach computer
classes, from beginner to advanced. The fees are very modest, like
ten classes over ten weeks for $30. Public libraries the same. And
of course local high schools... todays teens know more than the old
farts.


Most teens have never *heard* of usenet/newsgroups, unless perhaps mommy or
daddy have access. Hell, some alleged IT people have never heard of them,
either. I remember when we got a new guy in IT, he was (at the very least)
in his forties. He maintained the mail servers. The option to d/l
subscribe to newsgroups was turned off (IIRC we were all using Outlook, not
OE, but there was the button for ng's. It was disabled. I mentioned to him
I'd like to be able to read newsgroups on my lunch hour. He gave me a blank
look. "Newsgroups?". Yes, newsgroups. He had no idea what I was talking
about.

Jill