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On Tue, 08 Mar 2016 21:45:00 GMT, mick <nospam@junk.mail> wrote:
>On 08/03/2016 16:06:46, frank@thehowards.ca wrote:
>> 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?
>
>MesNews
>http://www.mesnews.net/gb/
Thanks, Mike. I have installed this and will give it a try for a
while. I like the way the text and an image attachment come up in the
same message, so that takes care of my Issue 4. above.
As you may have seen, I have also convinced myself to use PowerPost
for bulk submissions.
Frank.
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