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SSD Failure. Where the Fuck are those backed up Thunderbird profiles.
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In reply to "Peter Fisher" who wrote the following:

SSD Failure. Where the Fuck are those backed up Thunderbird profiles.
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Sorry, nothing coming through here :-)
Greybeard

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Peter Fisher <spam@nospam.net> wrote in news:114g649$21rg1$1@dont-email.me:

SSD Failure. Where the Fuck are those backed up Thunderbird profiles.

to fit with your cider age, I'll have a bottle of Weston's Vintage
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On 30/07/2026 19:45, Peter Fisher wrote:

SSD Failure. Where the Fuck are those backed up Thunderbird profiles.

There's a TB backup profile somewhere?
:-0

Chris
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"chrisnd @ukrm" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote in news:nd36iuFh3i0U1 @mid.individual.net:

On 30/07/2026 19:45, Peter Fisher wrote:

SSD Failure. Where the Fuck are those backed up Thunderbird profiles.

There's a TB backup profile somewhere?
:-0

Chris

I use Xnews from a Dropbox folder. It runs from the .exe file without
needing to be installed in Windows. Profiles and more importantly the kill
and score files are shared on whatever device is used to view.
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On 31/07/2026 10:45, wessie wrote:

"chrisnd @ukrm" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote in news:nd36iuFh3i0U1 @mid.individual.net:

On 30/07/2026 19:45, Peter Fisher wrote:

SSD Failure. Where the Fuck are those backed up Thunderbird profiles.

There's a TB backup profile somewhere?
:-0

Chris

I use Xnews from a Dropbox folder. It runs from the .exe file without
needing to be installed in Windows. Profiles and more importantly the kill and score files are shared on whatever device is used to view.

I like Thunderbird as a general email client, because of the powerful filtering tools and multiple account possibilities. Point taken about a portable lightweight dedicated newsreader though. I don't bother with
anything but Gmail in a browser when away in the van with a small
laptop. Phonews on Android is pants. The iPad Newstap thing isn't bad
but the only thing I really got that for was the Liva (pre-diabetes
on-line health coaching) app, and for SWMBO to test her mates' theories
that the iWhatever ecosystem is easier to use (she played with it
briefly and never uses it).

Xnews is written in Delphi, so very much my era. I will give it a go.

When I find a tuit, once the new NHCA timing system software has become stable, I may get Claude to write a decent modern version.

Anyway, an opportunity to update my sig. TBH, as the years rattle by
with ever increasing perceived velocity, I'm conscious of constructing a
sort of bucket list. Also on that is a recurve bow ,"for my own self",
(Tm. the lad when very small.)
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On 31/07/2026 10:01, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:

On 30/07/2026 19:45, Peter Fisher wrote:

SSD Failure. Where the Fuck are those backed up Thunderbird profiles.

There's a TB backup profile somewhere?
:-0

Chris

Indeed. Just a case of remembering which external HDD the bugger is on.

This Dell box is now using the cheapest SSD known to a well known online purveyor of all things, so "prace bets now".
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Gilera 175 Sport, Husqvarna 401 Svartpilen
Honda CB250RS (Not Waynetta!)
<Place holder - Moto Morini 350 Sport/Rumble 2026>
"Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in the reality"
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Peter Fisher <spam@nospam.net> wrote in
news:114k0f9$3bjl6$1@dont-email.me:

On 31/07/2026 10:45, wessie wrote:

"chrisnd @ukrm" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote in news:nd36iuFh3i0U1
@mid.individual.net:

On 30/07/2026 19:45, Peter Fisher wrote:

SSD Failure. Where the Fuck are those backed up Thunderbird
profiles.

There's a TB backup profile somewhere?
:-0

Chris

I use Xnews from a Dropbox folder. It runs from the .exe file without
needing to be installed in Windows. Profiles and more importantly the
kill and score files are shared on whatever device is used to view.

I like Thunderbird as a general email client, because of the powerful filtering tools and multiple account possibilities. Point taken about
a portable lightweight dedicated newsreader though. I don't bother
with anything but Gmail in a browser when away in the van with a small laptop. Phonews on Android is pants. The iPad Newstap thing isn't bad
but the only thing I really got that for was the Liva (pre-diabetes
on-line health coaching) app, and for SWMBO to test her mates'
theories that the iWhatever ecosystem is easier to use (she played
with it briefly and never uses it).

Xnews is written in Delphi, so very much my era. I will give it a go.

When I find a tuit, once the new NHCA timing system software has
become stable, I may get Claude to write a decent modern version.

Anyway, an opportunity to update my sig. TBH, as the years rattle by
with ever increasing perceived velocity, I'm conscious of constructing
a sort of bucket list. Also on that is a recurve bow ,"for my own
self", (Tm. the lad when very small.)

Well here I am postinf from Xnews. Quaint UI or what?

CBA with a sig file
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Pete Fisher <apam@nospam.net> wrote in news:XnsB49B54BBBA68Aspamnospamnet@ 157.180.91.226:

Well here I am postinf from Xnews. Quaint UI or what?

I've been using it for a very long time. Despite no updates since 2009 it still works. Before Dropbox, I had it on a USB stick to share across work,
uni and home PCs.

The spam filtering using a score file is very good. This was essential in
the days when there were thousands of genuine posts and tens of thousands
of spam posts each month in the heyday of UKRM.

CBA with a sig file

that's another bottle of Weston's you owe me

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On 30/07/2026 19:45, Peter Fisher wrote:

SSD Failure. Where the Fuck are those backed up Thunderbird profiles.

A pint of Jupiler please.
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On 31/07/2026 10:45, wessie wrote:

"chrisnd @ukrm" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote in news:nd36iuFh3i0U1 @mid.individual.net:

On 30/07/2026 19:45, Peter Fisher wrote:

SSD Failure. Where the Fuck are those backed up Thunderbird profiles.

There's a TB backup profile somewhere?
:-0

Chris

I use Xnews from a Dropbox folder. It runs from the .exe file without
needing to be installed in Windows. Profiles and more importantly the kill and score files are shared on whatever device is used to view.

Hmm.. that rings a bell now. I think I may have used it previously
before I switched to linux? [Thinks: maybe it'll run under wine?]

Ta, Chris
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On 01/08/2026 08:33, wessie wrote:

The spam filtering using a score file is very good. This was essential in
the days when there were thousands of genuine posts and tens of thousands
of spam posts each month in the heyday of UKRM.

More nostalgia!
:-)

Chris
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Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550T
https://www.Deuchars.org.uk
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On 01/08/2026 06:35, Peter Fisher wrote:

On 31/07/2026 10:01, chrisnd @ukrm wrote:

On 30/07/2026 19:45, Peter Fisher wrote:

SSD Failure. Where the Fuck are those backed up Thunderbird profiles.

There's a TB backup profile somewhere?
:-0

Chris

Indeed. Just a case of remembering which external HDD the bugger is on.

This Dell box is now using the cheapest SSD known to a well known online purveyor of all things, so "prace bets now".

Good luck with that
:-/

Chris
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Yamaha XV750SE & Suzuki GS550T
https://www.Deuchars.org.uk
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On 1/8/26 07:35, Peter Fisher wrote:

This Dell box is now using the cheapest SSD known to a well known online >purveyor of all things, so "prace bets now".

It will work fine.....right up to the moment it fails.
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On 01/08/2026 16:10, geoffC wrote:

On 1/8/26 07:35, Peter Fisher wrote:

This Dell box is now using the cheapest SSD known to a well known
online purveyor of all things, so "prace bets now".

It will work fine.....right up to the moment it fails.

Well that is in the essence of SSDs over HDDS innit?

The old one was fine. Went for a cup of tea and when I came back reboot
was underway with - no boot media found.

All the really important stuff was in the cloud or backed up. I took the opportunity to restore selectively as a chance to have a good clear out
of lots of "that looks cool software, let's try it" clutter.
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Gilera 175 Sport, Husqvarna 401 Svartpilen
Honda CB250RS (Not Waynetta!)
<Place holder - Moto Morini 350 Sport/Rumble 2026>
"Do not adjust your mind, there is a fault in the reality"
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On 1/8/26 17:31, Peter Fisher wrote:

On 01/08/2026 16:10, geoffC wrote:

On 1/8/26 07:35, Peter Fisher wrote:

This Dell box is now using the cheapest SSD known to a well known
online purveyor of all things, so "prace bets now".

It will work fine.....right up to the moment it fails.

Well that is in the essence of SSDs over HDDS innit?

Indeed, I had always assumed that it was excessive temperature wot does for
'em in the end(like HDD's)but this article has other ideas.


https://www.oscoo.com/news/what-shortens-ssd-lifespan/

The old one was fine. Went for a cup of tea and when I came back reboot
was underway with - no boot media found.

I had a Maxtor 300Gb that did the same about 20yrs ago. As there was some
important stuff in it I found somebody on a forum who reckoned it could be
the controller pcb. Yet another somebody had a fucked drive(same family
different model) and was willing to share the pcb. It duly arrived in the
post and I optimistically fitted it to my hdd. Shoved it back in the PC and
pressed the button. Whirr clunk and......nothing, nada. Deeply depressed I
sent the pcb back from whence it came and screwed the original pcb back in
place. I don't know why but I then put the Maxtor back in the pc, started
it up and.....it worked!!!!Risen from the ashes it was. Quickly retrieved
all the priceless data and went off to celebrate. That drive kept working
for at least another 10yrs until it eventually got replaced by a bigger
one.

All the really important stuff was in the cloud or backed up. I took the >opportunity to restore selectively as a chance to have a good clear out
of lots of "that looks cool software, let's try it" clutter.

Every hdd crash has a silver lining.
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wessie <willnotwork@tesco.net> wrote:

"chrisnd @ukrm" <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote in news:nd36iuFh3i0U1 @mid.individual.net:

On 30/07/2026 19:45, Peter Fisher wrote:

SSD Failure. Where the Fuck are those backed up Thunderbird profiles.

There's a TB backup profile somewhere?
:-0

Chris

I use Xnews from a Dropbox folder. It runs from the .exe file without needing to be installed in Windows. Profiles and more importantly the kill and score files are shared on whatever device is used to view.

My news.rc file is stored on a Raspberry Pi 5 on my network, and I
just use an alias to copy it to each computer that I access news from.
After reading UKRM I use another alias to create a .bak version on
the Pi 5, and copy the updated news.rc back.

All the other files I need to recreate my Usenet experience are
duplicated across at least a half dozen computers so it's pretty easy
to just copy them over to a new setup. KISS.


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