From time to time someone or other in AUE bemoans the verbing (sic) of
nouns.
The Greek word of 'I agree' is "???????" (sym-pho-no). At its root is 'symphony' which is from the Greek word symph?nos meaning "harmonious, agreeing in sound," from syn- "together" + ph?n? "voice, sound" .
I hope you symphonise with me that the verbing phenomenon is not just a
new fad but as old as Zeus and his lot.
occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
From time to time someone or other in AUE bemoans the verbing (sic) of
nouns.
The Greek word of 'I agree' is "???????" (sym-pho-no). At its root is
'symphony' which is from the Greek word symph?nos meaning "harmonious,
agreeing in sound," from syn- "together" + ph?n? "voice, sound" .
I hope you symphonise with me that the verbing phenomenon is not just a
new fad but as old as Zeus and his lot.
You are a solo orchestra?
From time to time someone or other in AUE bemoans the verbing (sic) of nouns.
The Greek word of 'I agree' is "-a-a++-a-e++-A" (sym-pho-no). At its root is 'symphony' which is from the Greek word symph+inos meaning "harmonious, agreeing in sound," from syn- "together" + ph+in-o "voice, sound" .
I hope you symphonise with me that the verbing phenomenon is not just a
new fad but as old as Zeus and his lot.
On 19/02/2026 10:52, occam wrote:
From time to time someone or other in AUE bemoans the verbing (sic) of nouns.
The Greek word of 'I agree' is "???????" (sym-pho-no). At its root is 'symphony' which is from the Greek word symph?nos meaning "harmonious, agreeing in sound," from syn- "together" + ph?n? "voice, sound" .
I hope you symphonise with me that the verbing phenomenon is not just a
new fad but as old as Zeus and his lot.
How old Zeus?
(I see your MacSoup tool has made a dog's dinner out the Greek
characters. Isn't it about time you got yourself a half-decent newsreader?)
Watch this space, where occam advised that...
(I see your MacSoup tool has made a dog's dinner out the Greek
characters. Isn't it about time you got yourself a half-decent newsreader?)
I don't think Jan disagrees with you, but he's got a different list of requirements than you do, including being able to run the newsreader on
an Apple OS. Should you feel inclined to start some coding, I'm sure
he would consider testing it for you.
On 19/02/2026 10:52, occam wrote:
From time to time someone or other in AUE bemoans the verbing (sic) of
nouns.
The Greek word of 'I agree' is "-a-a++-a-e++-A" (sym-pho-no). At its root is >> 'symphony' which is from the Greek word symph+inos meaning "harmonious,
agreeing in sound," from syn- "together" + ph+in-o "voice, sound" .
I hope you symphonise with me that the verbing phenomenon is not just a
new fad but as old as Zeus and his lot.
How old Zeus?
Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:
On 19/02/2026 10:52, occam wrote:
From time to time someone or other in AUE bemoans the verbing (sic) of
nouns.
The Greek word of 'I agree' is "???????" (sym-pho-no). At its root is
'symphony' which is from the Greek word symph?nos meaning "harmonious,
agreeing in sound," from syn- "together" + ph?n? "voice, sound" .
I hope you symphonise with me that the verbing phenomenon is not just a
new fad but as old as Zeus and his lot.
How old Zeus?
An upstart god, really.
(ask a feminist)
Jan
On 20/02/26 05:40, Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 19/02/2026 10:52, occam wrote:
-aFrom time to time someone or other in AUE bemoans the verbing (sic) of >>> nouns.
The Greek word of 'I agree' is "-a-a++-a-e++-A" (sym-pho-no). At its root is
'symphony' which is from the Greek word symph+inos meaning "harmonious,
agreeing in sound," from syn- "together" + ph+in-o "voice, sound" .
I hope you symphonise with me that the verbing phenomenon is not just a
new fad but as old as Zeus and his lot.
How old Zeus?
Old Zeus still doing pretty well. How old you?
Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
Watch this space, where occam advised that...
(I see your MacSoup tool has made a dog's dinner out the Greek characters. Isn't it about time you got yourself a half-decent newsreader?)
I don't think Jan disagrees with you, but he's got a different list of requirements than you do, including being able to run the newsreader on
an Apple OS. Should you feel inclined to start some coding, I'm sure
he would consider testing it for you.
Apart from MacSoup being simply the best newsclient for OSX. (arguably!)
J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:
[...] Apart from MacSoup being simply the best newsclient for OSX. (arguably!)
Seconded, I've been using it on OS 8.6 since 2001.
Ar an fichi|| l|i de m|! Feabhra, scr|!obh Liz Tuddenham:
J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:
[...] Apart from MacSoup being simply the best newsclient for OSX. (arguably!)
Seconded, I've been using it on OS 8.6 since 2001.
Are you still using 8.6?!
On 19/02/2026 11:58, J. J. Lodder wrote:
occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
From time to time someone or other in AUE bemoans the verbing (sic) of
nouns.
The Greek word of 'I agree' is "???????" (sym-pho-no). At its root is
'symphony' which is from the Greek word symph?nos meaning "harmonious,
agreeing in sound," from syn- "together" + ph?n? "voice, sound" .
I hope you symphonise with me that the verbing phenomenon is not just a
new fad but as old as Zeus and his lot.
You are a solo orchestra?
I have been know to orchestrate chaos single-handedly, on occasion.
On 19/02/2026 11:58, J. J. Lodder wrote:
occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
From time to time someone or other in AUE bemoans the verbing (sic) of
nouns.
The Greek word of 'I agree' is "???????" (sym-pho-no). At its root is
'symphony' which is from the Greek word symph?nos meaning "harmonious,
agreeing in sound," from syn- "together" + ph?n? "voice, sound" .
I hope you symphonise with me that the verbing phenomenon is not just a
new fad but as old as Zeus and his lot.
You are a solo orchestra?
I have been know to orchestrate chaos single-handedly, on occasion.
I hope you symphonise with me that the verbing phenomenon is not just a >>>> new fad but as old as Zeus and his lot.
You are a solo orchestra?
I have been know to orchestrate chaos single-handedly, on occasion.
With a concerted effort, I'm sure you can refrain from cacophonizing and conduct yourself with composure.
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 10.45 skrev Liz Tuddenham:
Apart from MacSoup being simply the best newsclient for OSX. (arguably!)
Seconded, I've been using it on OS 8.6 since 2001.
Would you please quote the Greek word in occam's first message? I'd like
to see if your newsclient also garbles it.
Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> wrote:
Ar an fichi|a-| l|a-i de m|a-! Feabhra, scr|a-!obh Liz Tuddenham:
J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:
[...] Apart from MacSoup being simply the best newsclient for OSX. (arguably!)
Seconded, I've been using it on OS 8.6 since 2001.
Are you still using 8.6?!
Yes, my entire business runs on Claris Works and Pub&Sub and I haven't
found anything good enough to replace them. I have a Mac Mini for the
web browser but all my real work is done on a Beige G3.
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 10.45 skrev Liz Tuddenham:
Apart from MacSoup being simply the best newsclient for OSX. (arguably!)
Seconded, I've been using it on OS 8.6 since 2001.
Would you please quote the Greek word in occam's first message? I'd like
to see if your newsclient also garbles it.
I think Usenet specifies ASCII for text
liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) wrote or quoted:
I think Usenet specifies ASCII for text
RFC 5536 ("Netnews Article Format", as of 2009-11) says,
|User agents MUST meet the definition of MIME conformance in
|[RFC2049] and MUST also support [RFC2231]. This level of
|MIME conformance provides support for internationalization
. In practice, non-ASCII character sets mostly show up in
newsgroups that aren't in English and are used by people whose
first language isn't English, while the English-language newsgroup
mostly used by native speakers, usually stick to plain ASCII.
Ar an fichi|| l|i de m|! Feabhra, scr|!obh Stefan Ram:
liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) wrote or quoted:
I think Usenet specifies ASCII for text
RFC 5536 ("Netnews Article Format", as of 2009-11) says,
|User agents MUST meet the definition of MIME conformance in
|[RFC2049] and MUST also support [RFC2231]. This level of
|MIME conformance provides support for internationalization
. In practice, non-ASCII character sets mostly show up in
newsgroups that aren't in English and are used by people whose
first language isn't English, while the English-language newsgroup
mostly used by native speakers, usually stick to plain ASCII.
That was the case; less so these days. IrCOm sure Liz sees plenty of mojibake (corrupted non-ASCII) in English language Usenet postings, certainly in mine.
liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) posted:
Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> wrote:
Ar an fichi|a-| l|a-i de m|a-! Feabhra, scr|a-!obh Liz Tuddenham:
J. J. Lodder <nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> wrote:
[...] Apart from MacSoup being simply the best newsclient for OSX. (arguably!)
Seconded, I've been using it on OS 8.6 since 2001.
Are you still using 8.6?!
Yes, my entire business runs on Claris Works and Pub&Sub and I haven't found anything good enough to replace them. I have a Mac Mini for the
web browser but all my real work is done on a Beige G3.
Good for you. If I had a computer able to run on 8.6 I'd still be using WriteNow, Expressionist and SuperPaint.
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 12.35 skrev John Dunlop:
I hope you symphonise with me that the verbing phenomenon is not just a >>>> new fad but as old as Zeus and his lot.
You are a solo orchestra?
I have been know to orchestrate chaos single-handedly, on occasion.
With a concerted effort, I'm sure you can refrain from cacophonizing and conduct yourself with composure.
You really know how to play with words.
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 12.35 skrev John Dunlop:
I hope you symphonise with me that the verbing phenomenon is not just a >>>>> new fad but as old as Zeus and his lot.
You are a solo orchestra?
I have been know to orchestrate chaos single-handedly, on occasion.
With a concerted effort, I'm sure you can refrain from cacophonizing and
conduct yourself with composure.
You really know how to play with words.
You are a solo orchestra?
I have been know to orchestrate chaos single-handedly, on occasion.
With a concerted effort, I'm sure you can refrain from cacophonizing
and conduct yourself with composure.
You really know how to play with words.
I'm sure this can be strung out further, but I don't think we should
harp on it.
Bertel Lund Hansen submitted this gripping article, maybe on Friday:
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 12.35 skrev John Dunlop:
I hope you symphonise with me that the verbing phenomenon is not
just a
new fad but as old as Zeus and his lot.
You are a solo orchestra?
I have been know to orchestrate chaos single-handedly, on occasion.
With a concerted effort, I'm sure you can refrain from cacophonizing
and conduct yourself with composure.
You really know how to play with words.
I'm sure this can be strung out further, but I don't think we should
harp on it.
Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 20/02/2026 16:33, Snidely wrote:
Bertel Lund Hansen submitted this gripping article, maybe
on Friday:
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 12.35 skrev John Dunlop:
With a concerted effort, I'm sure you can refrain from
cacophonizing and conduct yourself with composure.
You really know how to play with words.
I'm sure this can be strung out further, but I don't think
we should harp on it.
This is what aue needs. Posters with pluck.
That point of view strikes a chord with me...
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 20/02/2026 16:33, Snidely wrote:
Bertel Lund Hansen submitted this gripping article, maybe
on Friday:
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 12.35 skrev John Dunlop:
With a concerted effort, I'm sure you can refrain from
cacophonizing and conduct yourself with composure.
You really know how to play with words.
I'm sure this can be strung out further, but I don't think
we should harp on it.
This is what aue needs. Posters with pluck.
That point of view strikes a chord with me...
That's al-to obvious.
I'll go back (D.C.) to my crochet, it staves off the monotony.
On 20/02/2026 21:42, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 20/02/2026 16:33, Snidely wrote:
Bertel Lund Hansen submitted this gripping article, maybe
on Friday:
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 12.35 skrev John Dunlop:
With a concerted effort, I'm sure you can refrain from
cacophonizing-a and conduct yourself with composure.
You really know how to play with words.
I'm sure this can be strung out further, but I don't think
we should harp on it.
This is what aue needs. Posters with pluck.
That point of view strikes a chord with me...
That's al-to obvious.
I'll go back (D.C.) to my crochet, it staves off the monotony.
<She quavered>
Did you forget to breve?
There's quite a lot that I can't read; sometimes whole posts on other
groups, including the headers, are in code. I just ignore them until
someone quotes them in ASCII in a later post. If nobody responds to
them, that may be because they weren't worth reading (at least, that's
what I tell myslf).
On 2026-02-20 19:31, Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 20/02/2026 21:42, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 20/02/2026 16:33, Snidely wrote:
Bertel Lund Hansen submitted this gripping article, maybe
on Friday:
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 12.35 skrev John Dunlop:
With a concerted effort, I'm sure you can refrain from
cacophonizing-a and conduct yourself with composure.
You really know how to play with words.
I'm sure this can be strung out further, but I don't think
we should harp on it.
This is what aue needs. Posters with pluck.
That point of view strikes a chord with me...
That's al-to obvious.
I'll go back (D.C.) to my crochet, it staves off the monotony.
<She quavered>
Did you forget to breve?
Not my fault. I have a staff for that.
lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> wrote:
On 2026-02-20 19:31, Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 20/02/2026 21:42, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 20/02/2026 16:33, Snidely wrote:
Bertel Lund Hansen submitted this gripping article, maybe
on Friday:
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 12.35 skrev John Dunlop:
With a concerted effort, I'm sure you can refrain from
cacophonizing|e-a and conduct yourself with composure.
You really know how to play with words.
I'm sure this can be strung out further, but I don't think
we should harp on it.
This is what aue needs. Posters with pluck.
That point of view strikes a chord with me...
That's al-to obvious.
I'll go back (D.C.) to my crochet, it staves off the monotony.
<She quavered>
Did you forget to breve?
Not my fault. I have a staff for that.
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a clef-hanger.
On 21/02/2026 10:31, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> wrote:
On 2026-02-20 19:31, Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 20/02/2026 21:42, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 20/02/2026 16:33, Snidely wrote:
Bertel Lund Hansen submitted this gripping article, maybe
on Friday:
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 12.35 skrev John Dunlop:
With a concerted effort, I'm sure you can refrain from
cacophonizing|e-a and conduct yourself with composure.
You really know how to play with words.
I'm sure this can be strung out further, but I don't think
we should harp on it.
This is what aue needs. Posters with pluck.
That point of view strikes a chord with me...
That's al-to obvious.
I'll go back (D.C.) to my crochet, it staves off the monotony.
<She quavered>
Did you forget to breve?
Not my fault. I have a staff for that.
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a clef-hanger.
I'm getting distinctly odd notes from these jazzed-up exchanges. Pipe
down, some of us are trying to rest here.
occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
On 21/02/2026 10:31, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a
clef-hanger.
I'm getting distinctly odd notes from these jazzed-up
exchanges. Pipe down, some of us are trying to rest here.
To console you, in the interests of harmony, should we Stop
these fipple jokes?
Liz Tuddenham wrote:
occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
On 21/02/2026 10:31, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a
clef-hanger.
I'm getting distinctly odd notes from these jazzed-up
exchanges. Pipe down, some of us are trying to rest here.
To console you, in the interests of harmony, should we Stop
these fipple jokes?
Yeah, ye should... I came here to improve my scale of knowledge,
not read flat jokes every day.
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
Liz Tuddenham wrote:
occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
On 21/02/2026 10:31, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a
clef-hanger.
I'm getting distinctly odd notes from these jazzed-up
exchanges. Pipe down, some of us are trying to rest here.
To console you, in the interests of harmony, should we Stop
these fipple jokes?
Yeah, ye should... I came here to improve my scale of knowledge,
not read flat jokes every day.
Doh! Sol-fa such a sharp response isn't natural. A more Grace-ful Note would be a Ray of sunshine for Me.
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 12.35 skrev John Dunlop:
With a concerted effort, I'm sure you can refrain from
cacophonizing|e-a and conduct yourself with composure.
You really know how to play with words.
I'm sure this can be strung out further, but I don't think
we should harp on it.
This is what aue needs. Posters with pluck.
That point of view strikes a chord with me...
That's al-to obvious.
I'll go back (D.C.) to my crochet, it staves off the monotony.
<She quavered>
Did you forget to breve?
Not my fault. I have a staff for that.
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a clef-hanger.
Liz Tuddenham wrote:
occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
On 21/02/2026 10:31, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a
clef-hanger.
I'm getting distinctly odd notes from these jazzed-up
exchanges. Pipe down, some of us are trying to rest here.
To console you, in the interests of harmony, should we Stop
these fipple jokes?
Yeah, ye should... I came here to improve my scale of knowledge,
not read flat jokes every day.
On 21/02/2026 13:45, Blueshirt wrote:
Liz Tuddenham wrote:
occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
On 21/02/2026 10:31, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a
clef-hanger.
I'm getting distinctly odd notes from these jazzed-up
exchanges. Pipe down, some of us are trying to rest here.
To console you, in the interests of harmony, should we Stop
these fipple jokes?
Yeah, ye should... I came here to improve my scale of knowledge,
not read flat jokes every day.
Oh No! You've opened the door to fish puns!
(He carped)
On 21/02/2026 10:31, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a
clef-hanger.
I'm getting distinctly odd notes from these jazzed-up
exchanges. Pipe down, some of us are trying to rest here.
To console you, in the interests of harmony, should we Stop
these fipple jokes?
Yeah, ye should... I came here to improve my scale of knowledge,
not read flat jokes every day.
Oh No!-a You've opened the door to fish puns!
(He carped)
Den 21.02.2026 kl. 20.04 skrev Sam Plusnet:
On 21/02/2026 10:31, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a
clef-hanger.
I'm getting distinctly odd notes from these jazzed-up
exchanges. Pipe down, some of us are trying to rest here.
To console you, in the interests of harmony, should we Stop
these fipple jokes?
Yeah, ye should... I came here to improve my scale of knowledge,
not read flat jokes every day.
Oh No!-a You've opened the door to fish puns!
(He carped)
Oh no. You made him feel gillty.
On 20/02/2026 16:12, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
There's quite a lot that I can't read; sometimes whole posts on other
groups, including the headers, are in code. I just ignore them until
someone quotes them in ASCII in a later post. If nobody responds to
them, that may be because they weren't worth reading (at least, that's
what I tell myslf).
???????. M?. Tuddenham, ?g|#??|u|#?? ?? ??v?? |f???s.
On 21/02/2026 20:29, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:
Den 21.02.2026 kl. 20.04 skrev Sam Plusnet:Fin.-a Be that way!
On 21/02/2026 10:31, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a
clef-hanger.
I'm getting distinctly odd notes from these jazzed-up
exchanges. Pipe down, some of us are trying to rest here.
To console you, in the interests of harmony, should we Stop
these fipple jokes?
Yeah, ye should... I came here to improve my scale of knowledge,
not read flat jokes every day.
Oh No!-a You've opened the door to fish puns!
(He carped)
Oh no. You made him feel gillty.
(I'm starting to get a haddock.)
On 2026-02-21 20:12, Sam Plusnet wrote:
On 21/02/2026 20:29, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:
Den 21.02.2026 kl. 20.04 skrev Sam Plusnet:Fin.a Be that way!
On 21/02/2026 10:31, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a
clef-hanger.
I'm getting distinctly odd notes from these jazzed-up
exchanges. Pipe down, some of us are trying to rest here.
To console you, in the interests of harmony, should we Stop
these fipple jokes?
Yeah, ye should... I came here to improve my scale of knowledge,
not read flat jokes every day.
Oh No!a You've opened the door to fish puns!
(He carped)
Oh no. You made him feel gillty.
(I'm starting to get a haddock.)
I'm floundering here.
On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 10:13:21 +0100, occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
On 20/02/2026 16:12, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
There's quite a lot that I can't read; sometimes whole posts on other
groups, including the headers, are in code. I just ignore them until
someone quotes them in ASCII in a later post. If nobody responds to
them, that may be because they weren't worth reading (at least, that's
what I tell myslf).
???????. M?. Tuddenham, ?g|#??|u|#?? ?? ??v?? |f???s.
Ay, well, mmm.
On Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:03:23 -0600
lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> wrote:
On 2026-02-21 20:12, Sam Plusnet wrote:There's afar too many bottom-feeders in here (obv. I'm the sole
On 21/02/2026 20:29, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:
Den 21.02.2026 kl. 20.04 skrev Sam Plusnet:Fin.-a Be that way!
On 21/02/2026 10:31, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a
clef-hanger.
I'm getting distinctly odd notes from these jazzed-up
exchanges. Pipe down, some of us are trying to rest here.
To console you, in the interests of harmony, should we Stop
these fipple jokes?
Yeah, ye should... I came here to improve my scale of knowledge,
not read flat jokes every day.
Oh No!-a You've opened the door to fish puns!
(He carped)
Oh no. You made him feel gillty.
(I'm starting to get a haddock.)
I'm floundering here.
exception). Oops, maybe I'm skating on thin ice here.
Liz Tuddenham wrote:
occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
On 21/02/2026 10:31, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
If we bar the rest of this thread it would become a
clef-hanger.
I'm getting distinctly odd notes from these jazzed-up
exchanges. Pipe down, some of us are trying to rest here.
To console you, in the interests of harmony, should we Stop
these fipple jokes?
Yeah, ye should... I came here to improve my scale of knowledge,
not read flat jokes every day.
Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> wrote:
Watch this space, where occam advised that...
(I see your MacSoup tool has made a dog's dinner out the Greek characters. Isn't it about time you got yourself a half-decent newsreader?)
I don't think Jan disagrees with you, but he's got a different list of requirements than you do, including being able to run the newsreader on
an Apple OS. Should you feel inclined to start some coding, I'm sure
he would consider testing it for you.
Apart from MacSoup being simply the best newsclient for OSX. (arguably!)
Some people even keep ancient Macs alive merely to run MacSoup.
(which is a 32-bit app, so stopped being supported ten years ago)
Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> wrote:
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 10.45 skrev Liz Tuddenham:
Apart from MacSoup being simply the best newsclient for OSX. (arguably!)
Seconded, I've been using it on OS 8.6 since 2001.
Would you please quote the Greek word in occam's first message? I'd like
to see if your newsclient also garbles it.
~~~~~
The Greek word of 'I agree' is "-[oo] -[U/C sigma]+[pi]-[L/C
sigma]-[approx equal]+[pi]-/" (sym-pho-no).
~~~~~
I think Usenet specifies ASCII for text, so that is what I am using to
read and send posts. My newsreader refuses to send some of the
characters so I have replaced them with the nearest equivalent in
rectangular brackets [].
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~ Liz Tuddenham ~
(Remove the ".invalid"s and add ".co.uk" to reply)
www.poppyrecords.co.uk
On Sat, 21 Feb 2026 10:13:21 +0100, occam <occam@nowhere.nix> wrote:
On 20/02/2026 16:12, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
There's quite a lot that I can't read; sometimes whole posts on other
groups, including the headers, are in code. I just ignore them until
someone quotes them in ASCII in a later post. If nobody responds to
them, that may be because they weren't worth reading (at least, that's
what I tell myslf).
???????. M?. Tuddenham, ?g+??p+?? ?? ??v?? #???s.
Ay, well, mmm.
Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> posted:
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 10.45 skrev Liz Tuddenham:
Apart from MacSoup being simply the best newsclient for OSX. (arguably!)
Seconded, I've been using it on OS 8.6 since 2001.
Would you please quote the Greek word in occam's first message? I'd like to see if your newsclient also garbles it.
Here it is: -a-a++-a-e++-A
It comes out just fine on my screen.
On Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:10:54 +0000
liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) wrote:
Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> wrote:
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 10.45 skrev Liz Tuddenham:
Apart from MacSoup being simply the best newsclient for OSX. >(arguably!)
Seconded, I've been using it on OS 8.6 since 2001.
Would you please quote the Greek word in occam's first message? I'd
like to see if your newsclient also garbles it.
~~~~~
The Greek word of 'I agree' is "-[oo] -[U/C sigma]+[pi]-[L/C
sigma]-[approx equal]+[pi]-/" (sym-pho-no).
That's a lot of eyes!
On Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:35:00 GMT
athel.cb@gmail.com <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> posted:
Den 20.02.2026 kl. 10.45 skrev Liz Tuddenham:
Apart from MacSoup being simply the best newsclient for OSX.Seconded, I've been using it on OS 8.6 since 2001.
(arguably!)
Would you please quote the Greek word in occam's first message? I'd like to see if your newsclient also garbles it.
Here it is: ???????
It comes out just fine on my screen.
I think I'm on the oldest newsreader that will display utf-8;
probably why I changed, erm a while back. I still haven't worked out
how to auto-snip sigs or killfile xposts - I tried but just live with
it now.
Kerr-Mudd, John <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
I think I'm on the oldest newsreader that will display utf-8;
probably why I changed, erm a while back. I still haven't worked out
how to auto-snip sigs or killfile xposts - I tried but just live with
it now.
Auto-snip sigs should be a standard feature.
In MacSoup it is not even possible to turn it off.
If I want to reply including the sig
I need to select the whole message.
How to kill crossposts is in its manual.
Any newsreader that can filter on regex
in the Newsgroups: field can do it for you,
(count the commas)
On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:22:00 +0100
nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) wrote:
Kerr-Mudd, John <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
[Newreaders]
I think I'm on the oldest newsreader that will display utf-8;
probably why I changed, erm a while back. I still haven't worked out
how to auto-snip sigs or killfile xposts - I tried but just live with
it now.
Auto-snip sigs should be a standard feature.
You'd think.
In MacSoup it is not even possible to turn it off.
No Apple products in this house.
If I want to reply including the sig
I need to select the whole message.
How to kill crossposts is in its manual.
Maybe. But it didn't work on a naive glance wayback & I haven't gone into
it since. Ah and my KF doesn't work either.
Any newsreader that can filter on regex
in the Newsgroups: field can do it for you,
(count the commas)
I never did grok grep.
Well, if you'd had a sig sep I could've left it in to show you!
Kerr-Mudd, John <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:22:00 +0100
nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) wrote:
Kerr-Mudd, John <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
[Newreaders]
I never did grok grep.
Yes, there is the classic remark about it:
A man has a problem with texts.
Someone tell him that use of regular expressions may help him solve it.
Now he has two problems.
Well, if you'd had a sig sep I could've left it in to show you!
Jan
--
Sig vacancy. Apply within.
On Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:24:55 +0100
nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) wrote:
Kerr-Mudd, John <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:22:00 +0100
nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) wrote:
Kerr-Mudd, John <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:
[Newreaders]
[]
I never did grok grep.
Yes, there is the classic remark about it:
A man has a problem with texts.
Someone tell him that use of regular expressions may help him solve it.
Now he has two problems.
Well, if you'd had a sig sep I could've left it in to show you!
Jan
--
Sig vacancy. Apply within.
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