Guest Sunny Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 Re: Tricky Win98 Format - Netiquette falicies Re: Tricky Win98 Format - Netiquette falicies "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23QMWVEsOIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > "Sunny" <wombathouse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message > news:ee1Cs4rOIHA.292@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > | > | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message > | news:uTlkk1pOIHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > | > "Sunny" <wombathouse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message > | > news:%23afo0uiOIHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > | <snip> > | > | Must admit I still have difficulty with your : > | > | "I created two posts... one specifically for USENET, and one for > THIS > | > | server" > | <snip> > | > Okay, that poses a reasonable question so I'll answer. > | > > | > Both of those posts were posted UPON and through Microsoft's > [actually > | > the > | > main host's server since Microsoft off-loaded much of its services > to > | > other > | > servers under contract, though it may be back within Microsoft] > server > | > and > | > forum, that's *HERE*, where I post, I do NOT post on or through > USENET. > | > > | > This server, as you noted, is a *SEPARATE AND DISTINCT ENTITY* from > | > USENET, > | > and is no part of it. Not uniquely, even though your original post > noted > | > the > | > differences, there was a break down between the understanding. > | <snip> > | Thank you for your verbose reply, however, > | "Microsoft has created the Microsoft.public newsgroup hierarchy and > made > | it available to anyone on the Usenet" > | http://www.microsoft.com/communities/guide/newsgroupfaq.mspx > > The key words are "Microsoft has created" and "made it available" think > carefully before you reply, I know its hard sometimes.. Careful your inflated ego is showing. (Although it may be easy for you to slip into a know it all, smartarse role) > | I have for years subscribed to Microsoft servers (Including one > requiring > | a password access) and the fact that they have "filters" in place does > not > | remove them from Usenet. > | ISPs around the World do not "Echo" Microsoft public news group > postings, > | they simply download any of the available groups that they require. > > Did you really type that.. yep you did... so they MERELY download > something > which they have no direct control over and which they do not and did not > create... As does every NNTP server in the World, including Microsoft. > | Any ISP, who chooses to make their NNTP server available to non paying > | customers, is in effect part of Usenet. > | > | It doesn't matter if anyone posts direct to the Microsoft "public" > server > | using AOL or any other World wide ISP, they are in effect posting to > | Usenet. > | > > So why did you also choose to point out AOL, I do not post via AOL.... > get it yet... and that is a rather ridiculous argument,, really think > about > what you just typed to supposedly proof your issue, it holds no water > whatsoever... > > I also have at times had some other access.. so what's the relevance to > THIS situation and discussion. > > Anyway, I can see you will apparently never get the differences so > should I > why bother ... Have a safe Christmas, secure in your knowledge that you are not posting on Usenet.
Guest MEB Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 Re: Tricky Win98 Format - Netiquette falicies Re: Tricky Win98 Format - Netiquette falicies Oh come'on I thought you were so close to a reasonable argument, just a few more holes to fill... And the same to you, have a happy Holiday season. -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com ________ "Sunny" <wombathouse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:%23WCOequOIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... | | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message | news:%23QMWVEsOIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... | > "Sunny" <wombathouse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message | > news:ee1Cs4rOIHA.292@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... | > | | > | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message | > | news:uTlkk1pOIHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... | > | > "Sunny" <wombathouse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message | > | > news:%23afo0uiOIHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... | > | <snip> | > | > | Must admit I still have difficulty with your : | > | > | "I created two posts... one specifically for USENET, and one for | > THIS | > | > | server" | > | <snip> | > | > Okay, that poses a reasonable question so I'll answer. | > | > | > | > Both of those posts were posted UPON and through Microsoft's | > [actually | > | > the | > | > main host's server since Microsoft off-loaded much of its services | > to | > | > other | > | > servers under contract, though it may be back within Microsoft] | > server | > | > and | > | > forum, that's *HERE*, where I post, I do NOT post on or through | > USENET. | > | > | > | > This server, as you noted, is a *SEPARATE AND DISTINCT ENTITY* from | > | > USENET, | > | > and is no part of it. Not uniquely, even though your original post | > noted | > | > the | > | > differences, there was a break down between the understanding. | > | <snip> | > | Thank you for your verbose reply, however, | > | "Microsoft has created the Microsoft.public newsgroup hierarchy and | > made | > | it available to anyone on the Usenet" | > | http://www.microsoft.com/communities/guide/newsgroupfaq.mspx | > | > The key words are "Microsoft has created" and "made it available" think | > carefully before you reply, I know its hard sometimes.. | | Careful your inflated ego is showing. | (Although it may be easy for you to slip into a know it all, smartarse | role) | | > | I have for years subscribed to Microsoft servers (Including one | > requiring | > | a password access) and the fact that they have "filters" in place does | > not | > | remove them from Usenet. | > | ISPs around the World do not "Echo" Microsoft public news group | > postings, | > | they simply download any of the available groups that they require. | > | > Did you really type that.. yep you did... so they MERELY download | > something | > which they have no direct control over and which they do not and did not | > create... | | As does every NNTP server in the World, including Microsoft. | | | > | Any ISP, who chooses to make their NNTP server available to non paying | > | customers, is in effect part of Usenet. | > | | > | It doesn't matter if anyone posts direct to the Microsoft "public" | > server | > | using AOL or any other World wide ISP, they are in effect posting to | > | Usenet. | > | | > | > So why did you also choose to point out AOL, I do not post via AOL.... | > get it yet... and that is a rather ridiculous argument,, really think | > about | > what you just typed to supposedly proof your issue, it holds no water | > whatsoever... | > | > I also have at times had some other access.. so what's the relevance to | > THIS situation and discussion. | > | > Anyway, I can see you will apparently never get the differences so | > should I | > why bother ... | | Have a safe Christmas, secure in your knowledge that you are not posting | on Usenet. | |
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