X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,bdb621cff2dca39b X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-01-30 01:28:57 PST From: "Anonymous" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: looking for a hallway Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 09:28:25 -0000 Organization: BT Lines: 63 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 193.37.173.8 X-Trace: pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk 1043919340 4845 193.37.173.8 (30 Jan 2003 09:35:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: postmaster@axion.bt.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 30 Jan 2003 09:35:40 GMT X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3612.1700 Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!cyclone.bc.net!skynet.be!skynet.be!bnewspeer00.bru.ops.eu.uu.net!emea.uu.net!feed.news.nacamar.de!easynet-quince!easynet.net!news2.power.net.uk!btnet-feed5!btnet!bt !not-for-mail Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:21669 Faux_Pseudo wrote in message ... > _.--- Anonymous spoke in alt.ascii-art --------._ >> I'm at work, and would get shot for reading Usenet in its own right, let >> alone installing non-standard software... > >slrn is standard software. /I/ use it everywere I go. Where it's standard software in *NIX environments and Linux clones, unfortunately this business appears to be in cahoots with Microsoft... In a geeky way though, it's pretty cool the way I access Usenet... I'm currently sitting in front of a Compaq Deskpro running WinNT 4, connected via a 2 Mbps link to a Citrix Metaframe server (running on top of WinNT 4 Terminal Server Edition) on a quad-processor Pentium Pro server (4x 200MHz) with 1 GB RAM. On this remote desktop, I have Outlook Express running. This connects to an Exchange server with a Newsfeed to an internet-based NNTP server. >Free screenshot (in ascii vision and greatly shortend message window) >of slrn: > >0.9.7.4#alt.ascii-art###################################18:25:34####### > 1 D 59:[Anonymous ] Re: looking for a hallway > 2 D 31:[Harry Mason ] `Re: looking for a hallway > 3 D 64:[Anonymous ] `Re: looking for a hallway > 4 D 21:[Marcin Glins] `Re: looking for a hallway >-> D 30:[Anonymous ] `Re: looking for a hallway > 6 - 16:[Sam Blanning] Re: Nerd Boy, episode 336 >#[1/17#unread]#Group:#alt.ascii-art####################--#16/17#(Bot)## > >I'm at work, and would get shot for reading Usenet in its own right, >let alone installing non-standard software... > >#124108#:#Re:#looking#for#a#hallway####################--#15/37#(Bot)## >Waiting for Emacs... > >Amoungst console users slrn is the standered. And even the GUI kids >love its power. I tried slrn many years ago on my NetBSD/Amiga setup. Didn't understand it, but that's because I was 12 and had never clapped eyes on UNIX before; too fond of the AmigaOS to try all that command-line stuff. Just installed Connectix Virtual PC on my desktop at home last week; I finished installing and configuring RedHat Linux on it, and will give slrn a go. BTW - did anyone actually like my pic of the hallway ?? -- Graeme Porter -^-_ _ / [_][_]_:_ Proud owner of a 1978 /| _||_ v Pearl Fiberglass Shell kit | / \ | -=/=\\____//=\=jaa "I married Miss right, I just didn't know her first name was 'Always'" -- Anonymous