X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,63f25a2822932593 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-02-15 15:15:38 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!news.tele.dk!195.64.68.27!newsgate.cistron.nl!amsnews01.chello.com!Flipper.POSTED!not-for-mail From: ppunk@damthatspam.chello.nl (Peter Punk) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: eeek what has happened to dejanews? Organization: Total Disorganisation Message-ID: References: <96c0d2$27h$1@news.inet.tele.dk> <96fajn$64d$1@news.inet.tele.dk> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 59 Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 23:14:21 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 213.93.74.225 X-Complaints-To: abuse@chello.nl X-Trace: Flipper 982278861 213.93.74.225 (Fri, 16 Feb 2001 00:14:21 MET) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 00:14:21 MET Xref: supernews.google.com alt.ascii-art:4429 On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 02:16:46 +0100, "Christian 'CeeJay' Jensen" provoked the following text: >> >> Google has taken over dejanews and I can't figure out how to view >> >> messages using fixed width (perhaps they don't know that some people want that) >> >That's weird .. I view ALL postings on Google Groups in a fixed width font. >> >(I use IE 5.5) >> >No problems viewing at all. >> Hmmm... If you pay my page (URL in sig) a visit, does it show up in a fixed >> font? (my page is in Dutch, i do not expect you to find it even interesting >> or something :-))) >No. It does not. Good, for a minute i thought you had your default font set to a fixed one. >Weird though .. It shows up in dutch .. I thought I ordered the danish version >of the internet ? *GG* .. Just a little tech support humor (used to be one) "Can you put the internet on this floppy for me?" >> >> One >> >> can't search within certain dates any longer; the advanced search leaves >> >> a LOT to be desired.... >> >Maybe that will come when It's out of beta version .. >> >Try suggesting it to them. >> >I personally like the great speed of Google Groups .. just like the search >> >engine it's really fast .. not like Deja used to be. >> >So, so far I like it. >> I haven't looked, but why couldn't they just change the logo's and leave the >> rest as it was? >Because the idea was to enhance Deja with the fast search capabilities of >google technology ? Well then, in good ITIL tradition they should have run a pilot first instead of cascading it onto the net. The other option would have been running it parallel to the old searchengine, but the way this has been done is all wrong. >It's only been here about 24 hours .. give them a break .. complain all you >want in 2 weeks Unless you can prove they screwed up, and they did. >> "Apathy is not the problem, it's the solution" >Tell it to someone who gives a shit *lol* ROFL!!! Point proven! -- Peter Punk \ / ---\\\\--- / \ Draai je V3.03 al van de SETI@home client? http://home.hetnet.nl/~setiathomegroep/index.html voor tips, antwoorden, discussies. links, downloads en meer. 804wu/8740hrs Anal sex is prohibited. (English law)