From Jeff Findley:
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From Jeff Findley:

Thanks. I have always accessed Usenet via GoogleGroups. Never through a
newsreader. And Google has taken steps to degrade the functionality of
this service. I expect this was motivated by their desire to drive people
away from these forums so they might move to other Google-controlled forums
where they can make a buck off you with their ads.

I can also tell because your posts don't limit the width to 80 columns.
Yes, it's a hold over from the "old days" when text terminals were
physically limited to 80 columns in width, but it's still a p.i.t.a. to
have to scroll to the right in a "real newsreader" to read posts that
are formatted this way. :-P

I have been using Eternal September as my (real, free) new server and
MicroPlanet Gravity as my newsreader for years. Free is always good.

Sorry for the column width hassle. I could take care of that manually on my
end. I had been quite impressed with how GoogleGroups was working, say, a
decade ago. Very disappointing what it has become. Maybe someday I will join
in on the real newsreader thing. Thanks for the pointers.


Ok, my next post will have the potential to stir the pot. But those who know
me know that I don't let the psychological inertia of others prevent me from
seeking truth.

~ CT