On 2016-03-08 17:50:58 +0000, frank@thehowards.ca said:
> On Tue, 8 Mar 2016 08:49:09 -0800, Savageduck
> <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2016-03-08 16:06:46 +0000, frank@thehowards.ca said:
>>
>>> I know this is really off topic but I am wondering what software
>>> people use for this newsgroup.
>>>
>>> I use Forte Agent but really don't like the way it subjects of posts,
>>> at least as it appears when it comes back into Agent.
>>>
>>> 1. If a message has an single attachment no text, Agent appends the
>>> file name to the subject.
>>>
>>> 2. If there are more than one attachments, again with no text, it does
>>> not append file names.
>>>
>>> 3. If there are more than one message with multiple attachments, with
>>> no text, the first message comes up and the following messages are
>>> threaded to it.
>>>
>>> 4. If there is text as well as one attachment, the file name is
>>> appended to the subject and it comes up as two messages. (0/0)
>>> contains the text and (*/7) e.g. contains the attachment.
>>>
>>> 5. If there is text plus multiple attachments, it works as per 4 but
>>> without appending the file names to the subject,
>>>
>>> Now I can see why Agent handles the subject name differently for
>>> single and multiple attachmens. I guess I just have to be less lazy
>>> and type something in. That would get rid of case 3.
>>>
>>> I do wonder, though, why the separation of text and attachments in
>>> cases 4 and 5 happens. Do any of you out there have a Newsgroup Reader
>>> that displays the text and attachment as a single message?
>>
>> In the Mac world I have two Usenet clients I use; the now defunct
>> Unison and Hogwasher. Each deal with attachments slightly differently.
>> With Unison and Hogwasher I can take image files and drag and drop them
>> into the body of a single message, or I can use the attach file menu
>> options.
>> Unison also gives me the option to post multiple image files in
>> sequence, but for the most part I post individual JPEGs and do the work
>> to be as specific as possible with the subject line.
>>
>> So here are two of my shots posted by drag & drop into Unison.
>
> Thanks, SD. There are times that I wish I had the nerve to teleport
> myself to the world of MACs. I always seem to chicked out at the last
> moment. The only exception is that I now have an iPad for travel
> rather than lugging a notebook.
Without going into the various platform wars, if what you are using
meets your needs and you are comfortable with the particular OS stick
with it. Unless you feel like ringing the changes.
I have used Apple computers at home for over 30 years, and Windows
machines at work until I retired. Now my computing needs are to have a
platform to run Photoshop, Lightroom, email, internet browsing, some
streaming, and Usenet. I could do that equally well on OSX or Win
computers, but I like my Mac.
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Regards,
Savageduck
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