nothing to go on (no details, no versions, no OS, no context) then they will usually move on to the next post and never return to yours. What is Usenet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp When using a webnews-for-dummies interface, like Microsoft's Communities or Google Groups or a forum-to-Usenet proxy, those are gateways to Usenet. Despite the appearance of a forum,

nothing to go on (no details, no versions, no OS, no context) then they will usually move on to the next post and never return to yours. What is Usenet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp When using a webnews-for-dummies interface, like Microsoft's Communities or Google Groups or a forum-to-Usenet proxy, those are gateways to Usenet. Despite the appearance of a forum,

nothing to go on (no details, no versions, no OS, no context) then they will usually move on to the next post and never return to yours. What is Usenet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp When using a webnews-for-dummies interface, like Microsoft's Communities or Google Groups or a forum-to-Usenet proxy, those are gateways to Usenet. Despite the appearance of a forum,

nothing to go on (no details, no versions, no OS, no context) then they will usually move on to the next post and never return to yours. What is Usenet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp When using a webnews-for-dummies interface, like Microsoft's Communities or Google Groups or a forum-to-Usenet proxy, those are gateways to Usenet. Despite the appearance of a forum,

nothing to go on (no details, no versions, no OS, no context) then they will usually move on to the next post and never return to yours. What is Usenet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp When using a webnews-for-dummies interface, like Microsoft's Communities or Google Groups or a forum-to-Usenet proxy, those are gateways to Usenet. Despite the appearance of a forum,

nothing to go on (no details, no versions, no OS, no context) then they will usually move on to the next post and never return to yours. What is Usenet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp When using a webnews-for-dummies interface, like Microsoft's Communities or Google Groups or a forum-to-Usenet proxy, those are gateways to Usenet. Despite the appearance of a forum,

nothing to go on (no details, no versions, no OS, no context) then they will usually move on to the next post and never return to yours. What is Usenet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp When using a webnews-for-dummies interface, like Microsoft's Communities or Google Groups or a forum-to-Usenet proxy, those are gateways to Usenet. Despite the appearance of a forum,

for spammers, which a lot of people find annoying, and > some filter all posters using Google's gateway. Anyway, checkout the > Wikipedia article on usenet for more information: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet >> > FWIW, I just wanted to post a short followup to my own post, even though it is doubtful the OP will see it. There are others

nothing to go on (no details, no versions, no OS, no context) then they will usually move on to the next post and never return to yours. What is Usenet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp When using a webnews-for-dummies interface, like Microsoft's Communities or Google Groups or a forum-to-Usenet proxy, those are gateways to Usenet. Despite the appearance of a forum,

thanks. Not interested in bouncing between threads, especially when no such poll has any effectiveness in Usenet and is only implemented in Microsoft's webnews-for-DUMMIES interface to Usenet. What is Usenet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp When using a webnews-for-dummies interface, like Microsoft's Communities or Google Groups or a forum-to-Usenet proxy, those are gateways to Usenet. Despite the appearance of a forum,