"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

On Tue, 6 Nov 2012 08:12:27 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:
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>
>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

I haven't found any techies that knew what Usenet or newsgroups is.
Janet US

On 11/6/12 10:44 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
> I haven't found any techies that knew what Usenet or newsgroups is.

Maybe they'd recognize the nntp protocol.

-- Larry

jmcquown wrote:
>
> 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.

I agree with you, Jill. Everyone has computers now but very few people I
know know about usenet. Anytime I talk about usenet or my newsgroups, I
have to explain to them what I'm talking about. It's even worse now that
most isps have discontinued support for usenet.

Gary