On Tuesday, 22 April 2014 at 04:54:44 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 4/21/2014 8:59 PM, Rikki Cattermole wrote:
>> I still haven't worked out how to even use a newsreader with the ntp server. I'm
>> still relying on the web interface. So I'm definitely not alone in seeing this one.
>
> Thunderbird is a very good newsreader. A lot of folks here use it.

I've actually attempted at it, but I'm a little bit newbyish with newsgroups. Really could use a proper tutorial on this subject.

On 4/21/2014 10:49 PM, Manu via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> I like gmail. I've been using it for the better part of 10 years, and
> I can access it from anywhere. Installing client software to read
> email feels like I'm back on my Amiga in the 90's ;)

Congrats on fixing it so it doesn't send the html version! This is much better.

On Thu, 17 Apr 2014 22:32:31 +0100, Steven Schveighoffer <schveiguy@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:29:47 -0400, Nick Sabalausky <SeeWebsiteToContactMe@semitwist.com> wrote:
>
>> On 4/17/2014 8:51 AM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>>> Every time I open one of these messages I
>>> get a huge pregnant 5-second pause, along with the Mac Beach Ball
>>> (hourglass) while this message is opened in my news reader.
>>>
>>
>> Sounds like something's wrong with your news reader.
>
> But it only happens on these messages that come "via Digitamars-d," and consistently so. What could be the difference.
>
> I've used this newsreader for years (opera), never had this problem.

Opera on windows does not suffer from the same issue.  I see no delays for these messages..

R

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On 22 April 2014 19:00, Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d@puremagic.com> wrote:
> On 4/21/2014 10:49 PM, Manu via Digitalmars-d wrote:
>>
>> I like gmail. I've been using it for the better part of 10 years, and I can access it from anywhere. Installing client software to read email feels like I'm back on my Amiga in the 90's ;)
>
>
> Congrats on fixing it so it doesn't send the html version! This is much better.

Yeah sorry. I could never tell the difference. Since it's not a full client, it doesn't have features like raw-view or anything.

Am Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:47:13 +1000
schrieb Manu via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d@puremagic.com>:

> On 22 April 2014 19:00, Walter Bright via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d@puremagic.com> wrote:
> > On 4/21/2014 10:49 PM, Manu via Digitalmars-d wrote:
> >>
> >> I like gmail. I've been using it for the better part of 10 years, and I can access it from anywhere. Installing client software to read email feels like I'm back on my Amiga in the 90's ;)

I feel quite the opposite. Recently my email provider lured me
into some paid option by cleverly placing a "buy" option right
after the login where you expect some "inbox" button.
With a client software you know what you have. Things don't
unexpectedly change. You can have your messages on your
computer and don't depend on internet and server uptime.
Well, I'd say that about any cloud service I guess.

> > Congrats on fixing it so it doesn't send the html version! This is much better.
> 
> Yeah sorry. I could never tell the difference. Since it's not a full client, it doesn't have features like raw-view or anything.

If posts actually contain something that cannot be represented in plain text I don't mind some HTML. All posts load quickly in Claws Mail anyways, regardless of mime-type. It's just not so exciting to view the very same text message with a non-default font. :p

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