Is there a reason you use AOL? Your posts stand out on here as being
rather difficult to read in context due to the lack of conventional format.

I guess I just signed up because £19.99 was a good rate a year ago. If I shift,
I'm stuck with all my addresses in AOL format, so I have to negotiate salvaging
all those. Bit complicated. I do get a lot of criticism for using AOL -
probably the same stuff you are referring to - posts come out irregularly. In
their favour they have good firewalls, and I get almost no spam and - touch
wood - no viruses so far.

=== Andy Evans ===
Visit our Website:- http://www.artsandmedia.com
Audio, music and health pages and interesting links.

"Don Pearce" wrote


Then find yourself another news provider. When my ISP is giving bad
service I use news.individual.net as I suspect do many here. It
carries no binaries.

As for killfiles, I almost don't use them. And when I do I don't leave
the person in for very long. You can't prevent their posts getting
through as quotes in other posts anyway, so it really isn't worth the
bother.


Yebbut, nobbut.......

I used KFs a while back and then cleared them all out. I rediscovered the
Wondrous Joy Of Binning a couple of nights back and there's a couple in
there already (*no* prizes for guessing :-). This morning's 'pink tide of
brown stuff' had me reaching for the lever again, but I'll stay the hand
until I've had a look at some of it - although not expecting anything of
much interest, needless to say.....

The great thing with OE is that it scrapes all the crap off your machine if
you do finally get fed up with someone. The poor standard of snipping, as
you say, will give you enough to throw the odd rock at, if the urge takes
you. (On that subject, do I spy that the Pink Prat has started snipping
again after I named him yesterday???)

Don Pearce wrote:

Then find yourself another news provider. When my ISP is giving bad
service I use news.individual.net as I suspect do many here. It
carries no binaries.

Seconded... Been using them for a couple of years without any problems.
Totally free and no adverts as well :-)

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:43:39 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Don Pearce" wrote


Then find yourself another news provider. When my ISP is giving bad
service I use news.individual.net as I suspect do many here. It
carries no binaries.

As for killfiles, I almost don't use them. And when I do I don't leave
the person in for very long. You can't prevent their posts getting
through as quotes in other posts anyway, so it really isn't worth the
bother.


Yebbut, nobbut.......

I used KFs a while back and then cleared them all out. I rediscovered the
Wondrous Joy Of Binning a couple of nights back and there's a couple in
there already (*no* prizes for guessing :-). This morning's 'pink tide of
brown stuff' had me reaching for the lever again, but I'll stay the hand
until I've had a look at some of it - although not expecting anything of
much interest, needless to say.....

The great thing with OE is that it scrapes all the crap off your machine if
you do finally get fed up with someone. The poor standard of snipping, as
you say, will give you enough to throw the odd rock at, if the urge takes
you. (On that subject, do I spy that the Pink Prat has started snipping
again after I named him yesterday???)


Can't you two just get a room?

d
Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

Keith G wrote:

The great thing with OE is that it scrapes all the crap off your machine

Most people consider OE a way of automatically filling your machine with
crap...

In article ,
Nick Brooks wrote:
What, you mean you haven't killfiled anyone from uk.d-i-y? (mentioning
no names)

Don't you mean letters? ;-)

No - I find his continual rants amusing sometimes. And the very real
useful information that occasionally comes through the chaff.

--
*If God had wanted me to touch my toes, he would have put them on my knees

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Ian Molton wrote:

The great thing with OE is that it scrapes all the crap off your
machine

Most people consider OE a way of automatically filling your machine
with crap...

I suspect 'most people' don't give a toss and simply use the mail software
that came with their machine when it was delivered.

"Don Pearce" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:43:39 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Don Pearce" wrote


Then find yourself another news provider. When my ISP is giving bad
service I use news.individual.net as I suspect do many here. It
carries no binaries.

As for killfiles, I almost don't use them. And when I do I don't leave
the person in for very long. You can't prevent their posts getting
through as quotes in other posts anyway, so it really isn't worth the
bother.


Yebbut, nobbut.......

I used KFs a while back and then cleared them all out. I rediscovered the
Wondrous Joy Of Binning a couple of nights back and there's a couple in
there already (*no* prizes for guessing :-). This morning's 'pink tide of
brown stuff' had me reaching for the lever again, but I'll stay the hand
until I've had a look at some of it - although not expecting anything of
much interest, needless to say.....

The great thing with OE is that it scrapes all the crap off your machine
if
you do finally get fed up with someone. The poor standard of snipping, as
you say, will give you enough to throw the odd rock at, if the urge takes
you. (On that subject, do I spy that the Pink Prat has started snipping
again after I named him yesterday???)


Can't you two just get a room?


Why, have you got a Polaroid or summat?? :-)

(Wot a nauseating thought.....)

"Ian Molton" wrote in message
...
Keith G wrote:

The great thing with OE is that it scrapes all the crap off your machine

Most people consider OE a way of automatically filling your machine with
crap...


For once, I agree with you *entirely*....

(???)

"Kurt Hamster" wrote in message
...
On 27 Oct 2004 08:30:20 GMT, Andy Evans used
to say...

I just spoke to AOL help - seems like AOL only filters IN posters, not
out.
Hopeless. Any ideas for a better newsgroup browser? - Dave Plowman was
talking
about something - if he could explain how to set it up? Andy

Simple...

1) Get rid of AOL
2) Choose any number of competent, standard ISPs who allow you to use
any software to access any of their services.
3) Download Forte's Free Agent.



Better yet, drop your PC into the nearest wheelie bin/river/skip and 'get a
life'......