On Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:54:38 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/11/2016 6:03 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 Mar 2016 17:38:30 -0500, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2016-03-11 4:35 PM, Roy wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Thunderbird is an email clinet program that tries to pretend it's also purports itself to be a Usenet newsreader program, and does not know the differences between SMTP email and Usenet newsgroups! POS software!! Run away.
>>>>>
>>>>> John Kuthe...
>>>>
>>>> John, you are so full of baloney, its coming out of your ears. Thunderbird when set up properly is great...I've used it for years.
>>>> ====
>>>
>>> I have been using it for years without problems. I just wish there was a
>>> way to filter our messages posted to multiple groups.
>>
>> So in fact you have had problems.
>>
>The problem is not with Thunderbird, it's problems with idiotic
>cross-posting trolls.

Well, that's some interesting logic. That's like not blaming your
anti-virus proggie for failing to detect a well known virus

>There is likely a way to filter that somewhere in
>the setting up of message filters. Me, I try to pay attention and
>simply delete the other groups when I see something has been
>cross-posted. Then I k/f the troll who started it.

Would be easier to use a real newsreader that will k/f the troll
across all NGs with one or two clicks.

>As for Graham's problem, he needs to check under settings/server
>settings. Make sure "Always Request Authentication" is selected. I was
>getting that same error (Not allowed to post). While trouble-shooting I
>had deselected that option and it gave me that same error.

You're probably right if the server he is having problems with is
eternal-september. But he hasn't stated clearly which server is
causing him problems. aioe has in the past week had major server
problems - but then RFC is on their ban list, so that's academic I
guess.