Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote:
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> Subject:
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> Re: Mozilla logo
> From:
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> "Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date:
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> Fri, 21 Dec 2001 15:57:08 -0500
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> Newsgroups:
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> netscape.public.mozilla.general,netscape.public.mozilla.ui
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> DeMoN LaG wrote:
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>>"Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED], on 20 Dec 2001:
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>>>Let me ask a "really Dumb question" it hasn't stopped me before.
>>>Please explain why a person that is using a strictly text only
>>>reader such as Newswatcher (for mac) is posting in a newsgroup for/
>>>and working on Mozilla which in addition to a web Browser is
>>>capable of sending receiving html formatted mail?
>>>
>>Because I like Xnews. I like it's filtering options. I like it's
>>interface. This is what your posts look like to me (and any other plain
>>texters out there):
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>><!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en">
>><html>
>>basic wrote:
>><div style="margin-left:10;">
>><br>Nah! lets take down mozilla.org and everything to do with mozilla
>>and
>><br>even send out a worm/virus to erase all traces of mozilla on the
>>web.
>><br>That way we wouldn't offend anybody with any symbol or colour or
>>text
>>or
>><br>spelling or whatever.
>><p>Or we could subsitute the following for logo and get over it.
>><p><img SRC="cid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"; BORDER=0 height=
>>71 width=70>
>><br>
>><p>basic
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>>You honestly expect me to read that? You expect anyone who doesn't use
>>an HTML rendering client to read that? USEnet, except for binary
>>groups, has always been plain text no attachments, I see no reason to
>>change this to HTML and pictures.
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> Can view jpeg or .gif attachements?
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> What if someone want to post something to the group for example the
> sample logo's for other to see and get an opinion on. how do you view such?
One posts an url to them, or go find a binary group...
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> I live in the 21st century. And the 21st century will be far more visual
> than the 21st.
really? I thought the 21st century was exactly the same as the 21st
century...
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> look explosion of CD's and DVD's how even TV's is going digital.
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> I just can't imagine any one wishing to stay stuck in 1960. Having to
> use text only in 1960 was ideal because modems were in the 300 baud
> range. Just 6 -7 years ago i was using a 1200baud modem.
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> Today I am using DSL. Its at the lostest end of the DSL spectrum due to
> my distance from Phone company office. But it is DSL and its about 8
> times faster than my 56K modem.
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> My current computer has a 23gb Hard drive and 1.5 gb's of System RAM. My
> first Mac an SE/30 original came with a 40 mb hard drive and 1 mb system RAM.
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> WE all have to keep up with times or we will be left behind. The world
> is not Black and white. Its amazing what it looks like in color.
>
Why do you have a problem with following the _agreed upon_ rules for
posting to newsgroups?
I use mozilla, but I still hate it when I get html mail, or see
newspostings in html... it's annoying in my eyes...
esp. since html mail almost allways comes in a _tiny_ font...
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