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From: Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org>
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Subject: Re: september / test
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:21:06 +1000
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On 12/09/2024 4:52 am, john larkin wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:44:09 -0700, John Robertson <jrr@flippers.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 2024-09-11 10:22 a.m., john larkin wrote:
>>>
>>> Trying eternal.september. Does this work?
>>>
>>
>> "I see nothing" (Hogan's...)
>>
>> The only issue I have with ET is it doesn't always connect to
>> Thunderbird and once in a while this connection means I can't read a
>> message for a while. Seems to sort itself out after a bit though!
>>
>> John :-#)#
> 
> I'd been using Supernews for decades but they have become erratic,
> sometimes dropping my insightful and amusing posts. We can't allow
> that!

The day when as John Larkin is insightful and amusing has yet to dawn.

> I use the Agent newsreader, which works pretty well. 

Eternal September works for me, most of the time. I do share John 
Robertson's experience of having to wait for it display a post or post 
one of my messages.

-- 
Bill Sloman, Sydney