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From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
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Subject: Re: So Long
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:15:56 -0400
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On 6/20/24 2:00 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
> Tyrone <none@none.none> wrote at 22:35 this Tuesday (GMT):
>> On Feb 12, 2024 at 12:30:21 PM EST, "candycanearter07" <no@thanks.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2/8/24 15:43, Alan wrote:
>>>> On 2024-02-08 13:38, -hh wrote:
>>>>> On Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 3:19:26 PM UTC-5, ed wrote:
>>>>>> (and thanks for the fish?)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So Google groups is shutting down new posts, which will pretty much
>>>>>> finally kill this group
>>>>>> once and for all (for the 3 regular participants, but maybe a few
>>>>>> others still lurking out there).
>>>>>> It's been an interesting multi decade(!) ride with you guys. Best of
>>>>>> luck out there. ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> You too, ed.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've found the iOS Newswatcher app is free for two groups, which
>>>>> combined with Eternal September
>>>>> for hosting is a 'lousy UI but free' solution.   For MacOS, there's
>>>>> Hogwasher, which IIRC they want
>>>>> $35 for.  Still debating what other software might be worth trying or
>>>>> not...in any event, hh@ is a direct
>>>>> email to me if you're inclined to drop a private line...I'll provide
>>>>> pics of the soon-to-be new ride!  <g>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -hh
>>>>
>>>> I've been using Thunderbird fairly successfully. There is some weirdness
>>>> where it stops communicating with Eternal-September until I quit and
>>>> re-launch it.
>>>
>>> Yeah.. I think it happens if you leave it open too long?
>>
>> I had that problem with Thunderbird too. But I am not using Eternal September.
>>   It would just lose the connection after a few minutes. Close and restart and
>> its fine again for a few minutes.  Plus Thunderbird is unuseably slow on my
>> old 2014 Mac Mini. As in it just locks up for no reason.
>>
>> For these (and other bugs/problems) I gave up on Thunderbird and bought
>> Usenapp. It is lightning fast on the old Mac Mini. No connection problems. In
>> fact, no problems at all.
>>
>> I've said it before and I say it again. Thunderbird is shit software. Yes, its
>> free. And worth every penny.
> 
> 
> Yeah, I had a lot of frustrations with TB/BB. That's why I switched to
> slrn.

I've not really had any problems with it, but I'm not particularly 
demanding on USENET this past decade.  Similarly, I don't recall doing 
any of the SSL Certificate stuff that Tom mentioned .. although it is 
possible that the task he's complaining about was so trivially easy that 
I simply forgot about it.


-hh