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yEnc
Why is OE not a good news reader? It downloads just fine? What makes it a
not good news reader? Mariana "joevan" wrote in message news On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:28:12 GMT, "Jane Doe" wrote: What is yEnc? I have no clue what it is, but noticed that a lot of the posts are posted in an odd format and I am unable to view the attachment? Can someone assist? -M Are you using outlook express as a newsreader. If so there is an add on that you can use and all those pictures will show up. Or check out these free newsreaders. Outlook express was never a good newsgroup client. http://www.usenetservices.com/newsreaders.html |
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yEnc
Jane Doe wrote:
Why is OE not a good news reader? It downloads just fine? What makes it a not good news reader? Mariana OE's major flaw is that it's one of the least secure news readers available. But if you keep your machine up to date, you should have few problems, if any. Just set your Windows Update to automatic. That should take care of most potential problems. And get a 3rd party anti-virus and firewall, Microsoft's offerings are not IMO worth having, even as "free" programs. The fact that OE can't decode yEnc posts is not a flaw. [...] -- Wolf 'Just because it's true doesn't mean it's the right answer.' |
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yEnc
Jane Doe explained on 05/07/2007 :
Why is OE not a good news reader? It downloads just fine? What makes it a not good news reader? Mariana Hi Mariana,well it can't decode yEnc ;-). Some may say that's why it's not good,others don't care so,it's all down to what you want from your newsreader. There are lot's of free one's out there and they all have different attributes. If you ask that question over at alt.comp.freeware you will get a *lot* of food for thought ;-) -- Regards From Wane Smooth Help feed the Hungry,goto http://www.thehungersite.com It's Free! |
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yEnc
It works well for me too except for this Yenc code stuff. I don't want to
download any extra software just for it so out the window it goes! Cheers Wendy "Jane Doe" wrote in message news:ZP9ji.9304$q12.5047@trnddc08... Why is OE not a good news reader? It downloads just fine? What makes it a not good news reader? Mariana "joevan" wrote in message news On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:28:12 GMT, "Jane Doe" wrote: What is yEnc? I have no clue what it is, but noticed that a lot of the posts are posted in an odd format and I am unable to view the attachment? Can someone assist? -M Are you using outlook express as a newsreader. If so there is an add on that you can use and all those pictures will show up. Or check out these free newsreaders. Outlook express was never a good newsgroup client. http://www.usenetservices.com/newsreaders.html |
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yEnc
Me either and it's a shame we have to conform to another's standards? Not
happening. -- BetsyB "Wendy7" wrote in message ... It works well for me too except for this Yenc code stuff. I don't want to download any extra software just for it so out the window it goes! Cheers Wendy "Jane Doe" wrote in message news:ZP9ji.9304$q12.5047@trnddc08... Why is OE not a good news reader? It downloads just fine? What makes it a not good news reader? Mariana "joevan" wrote in message news On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:28:12 GMT, "Jane Doe" wrote: What is yEnc? I have no clue what it is, but noticed that a lot of the posts are posted in an odd format and I am unable to view the attachment? Can someone assist? -M Are you using outlook express as a newsreader. If so there is an add on that you can use and all those pictures will show up. Or check out these free newsreaders. Outlook express was never a good newsgroup client. http://www.usenetservices.com/newsreaders.html |
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yEnc
Okay thank you all for the great replies. Not being up with the technology
times (I guess) I couldn't understand what these strange emails were. Again thank you. I need to go and try to tame the darn tomatoes, they all fell in last night's thunderstorm! -Mariana NJ "betsyb" wrote in message ... Me either and it's a shame we have to conform to another's standards? Not happening. -- BetsyB "Wendy7" wrote in message ... It works well for me too except for this Yenc code stuff. I don't want to download any extra software just for it so out the window it goes! Cheers Wendy "Jane Doe" wrote in message news:ZP9ji.9304$q12.5047@trnddc08... Why is OE not a good news reader? It downloads just fine? What makes it a not good news reader? Mariana "joevan" wrote in message news On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:28:12 GMT, "Jane Doe" wrote: What is yEnc? I have no clue what it is, but noticed that a lot of the posts are posted in an odd format and I am unable to view the attachment? Can someone assist? -M Are you using outlook express as a newsreader. If so there is an add on that you can use and all those pictures will show up. Or check out these free newsreaders. Outlook express was never a good newsgroup client. http://www.usenetservices.com/newsreaders.html |
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yEnc
"betsyb" expounded:
Me either and it's a shame we have to conform to another's standards? Not happening. No, it's being open-minded enough to work to anyone's standards. Something Micro$oft just isn't into..... -- Ann, gardening in Zone 6a South of Boston, Massachusetts e-mail address is not checked ****************************** |
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yEnc
Color me old and feeble. I don't understand yenc nor do I care to learn.
-- "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, Starbucks in the other, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO. what a ride!" BetsyB "Ann" wrote in message ... "betsyb" expounded: Me either and it's a shame we have to conform to another's standards? Not happening. No, it's being open-minded enough to work to anyone's standards. Something Micro$oft just isn't into..... -- Ann, gardening in Zone 6a South of Boston, Massachusetts e-mail address is not checked ****************************** |
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yEnc
On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 17:24:19 -0400, "betsyb" wrote:
Color me old and feeble. I don't understand yenc nor do I care to learn. What does old and feeble have to do with it? It's about attitude, Betsy... ;-) Gerry Danen http://www.lilyregister.com |
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yEnc
"betsyb" wrote in message
... Color me old and feeble. I don't understand yenc nor do I care to learn. There is nothing that needs to be understood or to learn. Do you understand uuencode? Did you have to learn uuencode? -- Travis in Shoreline Washington |
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Sj
"Sj" wrote in message But the other thought on this yEnc thing is this: If you post, I am going to assume you post to share ... if you then yEnc & create problems for those who don't/won't/can't see your stuff, you're defeating the reason you're posting ... When you say trouble what do you mean? Not indicating so in the subject line so that people wont spend time unnecessarily? Mariana |
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yEnc
"Sj" wrote It's a problem for those who don't wish to be bothered w/ yEnc, for whatever reason ... if the proper software is used, the posting software automatically puts yEnc in the header ... if not, the poster is using broken software ... maybe people should let them know, though some posters won't care ... http://www.techsono.com/faq/yenc.html Ah! So perhaps that's why I still can't see some yEnc posts despite buying the necessary software to decode it automatically in OE. Most annoying (or words to that effect!). :-) -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
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yEnc
I don't think the poster is broken, but rather the recipient. yEnc has been around for so
many years that even slow MS should have been able to include it in a new version of OE. If they choose not to, they are missing the boat. Are they self-serving or serving their users? Pssst, I know the answer to that question... On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:11:40 -0500, Sj wrote: On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:36:28 GMT, "Jane Doe" wrote: Sj "Sj" wrote in message But the other thought on this yEnc thing is this: If you post, I am going to assume you post to share ... if you then yEnc & create problems for those who don't/won't/can't see your stuff, you're defeating the reason you're posting ... When you say trouble what do you mean? Not indicating so in the subject line so that people wont spend time unnecessarily? Mariana It's a problem for those who don't wish to be bothered w/ yEnc, for whatever reason ... if the proper software is used, the posting software automatically puts yEnc in the header ... if not, the poster is using broken software ... maybe people should let them know, though some posters won't care ... http://www.techsono.com/faq/yenc.html Sj Gerry Danen http://www.lilyregister.com |
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yEnc
On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:57:56 -0500, Sj wrote:
I remember years ago, some people were still posting in MIME, rather than uuencode ... I was using Free Agent which didn't decode MIME ... too difficult to try to get people to post in uuencode so finally went for Agent, as too many pics were bypassing me, unseen ... Been w/ Agent ever since & have never used OE ... I use Agent exclusively at home, but had to use OE once when I was abroad. What a pain in comparison... Gerry Danen http://www.lilyregister.com |
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yEnc
On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:57:56 -0500, Sj wrote:
On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:26:27 -0400, Ann wrote: "betsyb" expounded: Me either and it's a shame we have to conform to another's standards? Not happening. No, it's being open-minded enough to work to anyone's standards. Something Micro$oft just isn't into..... You're right ... if one wants the music, the DVD's, the warez, the pics bad enough, you get software which can handle what's being used ... I remember years ago, some people were still posting in MIME, rather than uuencode ... I was using Free Agent which didn't decode MIME ... too difficult to try to get people to post in uuencode so finally went for Agent, as too many pics were bypassing me, unseen ... Been w/ Agent ever since & have never used OE ... Sj Same here. Some people just won't accept any change. Change is inevitable. If we only used what Tiny Soft supplied our computers might be compromised as there are those out there that use so much other to destroy our computers. |
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