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sol <solomon@angband.org> wrote:

>In git.general TheNIGHTCRAWLER <sirntgel@flash.net> wrote:
>{talking about FreeAgent}
>>>>>On the contrary.  Too much.  Flashy, but not functional.  
>> Highly functional -- granted on being slow in comparison to Unix.
>
>Bah.  The functions are hidden in kludgy and overly large menus.
UMMmmmm... well, YES.  OK?  There, you have it.  And they're often
hidden in the most unlikely, global/local, infuriating manner... To
think, an entire newsgroup and faq's on how to use and abuse the
program.  On the other hand, there's always one more tweak to play with
;) 

>
>>>> 	Mmhmm...it gets me around just fine; I've no complaints.
>>>
>>>I used it for a while, was dissatisfied, moved up to Agent and still
>>>hated it.  It's bulky, slow, and poorly designed.
>> But it works in Windows... yeah, that hated word.  That means not having
>> to operate several operating systems when interacting w/the rest of the
>> world. 
>
>Ever hear of a terminal client?  ;)  There are several good ones for
>Windows.

Ghost will emulate WinNT... where might I browse by such clients you
speak of?

TheNIGHTCRAWLER

>> And it's not a web based browser.  I feel for the folks using IE
>> explorer or Netscape for the NGs.  Even more for AOLers.  Yikes!
>
>.nod
>I agree.
>
>>>No, you just don't understand what a .newsrc is.  I don't need
>>>atl.general on my list to post there, as long as you're going to
>>>crosspost.  
>
>> Ahem... One of your fellow students set the cross-feature in the
>> original post.  That decision was respected and maintained here.  But,
>> now I feel obligated to check out the GT ng, as I do all Ga groups.  If
>> I'd known it was there I would have cross-posted my eulogy to J.D. Neff
>> to the group.  The finest educator I met at Ga. Tech during my lengthy
>> stay.  Fortunately, FAgent makes it easy to recall the article and
>> repost it in your group.
>
>Hey, if it has to do with Tech, go ahead and crosspost it.  I'm just
>saying that I have no desire whatsoever to read atl.general, nor do I
>post there specifically.
>
>> I've had occasion to tie groups together on broad issues.  Obviously
>> students at the college have seen the same necessity.  I don't disagree.
>
>> (ga.general and atl.general are often tied together by locals)
>
>Ok, but neither of those is git.general.