"Dave Moorman" wrote in message
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"Hagstar" wrote:

"Dave Moorman" wrote in message
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"Ken Doyle" wrote:

We don't do yEnc here.

Ken D.

Many, many people do yEnc, Ken.

yEnc is extremely rude to use on Usenet, WHAT does it matter that it
SHOULD
be easier to decode? WHAT purpose does it have except to show "look at
me,
I'm a really savvy techy person who has no Windows computers anywhere in
my
life!". Sheesh, it's ruder than HTML. Of course, Ken G. can't understand
why
we all just don't post JPG's on rec.antiques.radio+phono.

John H.

Well the purpose of yEnc is to have smaller files sent over the
Internet. That saves bandwidth and makes downloads and uploads faster
for those with slower connection speeds. It's not just people
deciding, "I'm going to be rude today and post some JPGs using yEnc."

Dave

You'd think someone keen to show off they're tech savvy enough to play with
yEnc would be tech savvy enough to have progressed on from dial up!

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"ian field" wrote:

You'd think someone keen to show off they're tech savvy enough to play with
yEnc would be tech savvy enough to have progressed on from dial up!

I don't get the whole "tech savvy" thing with yEnc, Ian. There is
plenty of software out there that makes yEnc "invisible". It's not even
a factor in any way. My newsreader displays all images and decodes all
mp3's, etc., yEnc or no yEnc. I know nothing about it and do nothing
for it.

Dave

"Dave Moorman" wrote in message
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"ian field" wrote:

You'd think someone keen to show off they're tech savvy enough to play
with
yEnc would be tech savvy enough to have progressed on from dial up!

I don't get the whole "tech savvy" thing with yEnc, Ian. There is
plenty of software out there that makes yEnc "invisible". It's not even
a factor in any way. My newsreader displays all images and decodes all
mp3's, etc., yEnc or no yEnc. I know nothing about it and do nothing
for it.

Dave

If there was a simple and "invisible" plug in for Outlook Express I'd
probably install it, but as it stands the majority of people can't be
bothered with it so anyone who posts a picture and asks everyone to help
them are just shooting themselves in the foot.

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"ian field" wrote:

"Dave Moorman" wrote in message
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In article ,
"ian field" wrote:

You'd think someone keen to show off they're tech savvy enough to play
with
yEnc would be tech savvy enough to have progressed on from dial up!

I don't get the whole "tech savvy" thing with yEnc, Ian. There is
plenty of software out there that makes yEnc "invisible". It's not even
a factor in any way. My newsreader displays all images and decodes all
mp3's, etc., yEnc or no yEnc. I know nothing about it and do nothing
for it.

Dave

If there was a simple and "invisible" plug in for Outlook Express I'd
probably install it, but as it stands the majority of people can't be
bothered with it so anyone who posts a picture and asks everyone to help
them are just shooting themselves in the foot.

Well, that puts yEnc at a distinct disadvantage. Have you tried a
newsreader like Forte Agent? If you read newsgroups, using a program
designed for the purpose is like emerging from Plato's cave and seeing
the actual sun - everything is so much easier!

I use a Mac program, MT-Newswatcher, and Forte Agent seems to be similar
and also very competent. I looked into it for a friend and ended up
signing on to the Forte Usenet server - the price is very reasonable and
the service excellent.

Do you do ham radio, Ian?

Dave

"Dave Moorman" wrote in message
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"ian field" wrote:

"Dave Moorman" wrote in message
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"ian field" wrote:

You'd think someone keen to show off they're tech savvy enough to play
with
yEnc would be tech savvy enough to have progressed on from dial up!

I don't get the whole "tech savvy" thing with yEnc, Ian. There is
plenty of software out there that makes yEnc "invisible". It's not
even
a factor in any way. My newsreader displays all images and decodes all
mp3's, etc., yEnc or no yEnc. I know nothing about it and do nothing
for it.

Dave

If there was a simple and "invisible" plug in for Outlook Express I'd
probably install it, but as it stands the majority of people can't be
bothered with it so anyone who posts a picture and asks everyone to help
them are just shooting themselves in the foot.

Well, that puts yEnc at a distinct disadvantage. Have you tried a
newsreader like Forte Agent? If you read newsgroups, using a program
designed for the purpose is like emerging from Plato's cave and seeing
the actual sun - everything is so much easier!

I use a Mac program, MT-Newswatcher, and Forte Agent seems to be similar
and also very competent. I looked into it for a friend and ended up
signing on to the Forte Usenet server - the price is very reasonable and
the service excellent.

So its not just the inconvenience of setting up and learning a yEenc
reader - it costs more as well!

Do you do ham radio, Ian?

No - I'm more into industrial type electronics and TVs/monitors although
I've started taking PW since the demise of Television Magazine and
Technology @ Home.

Dave

On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:17:34 -0400, Ken Doyle wrote:

We don't do yEnc here.

Ken D.

My newsreader (PAN) decoded this just fine. Worked straight out of the
box. No fiddling with plugins etc. It was a free download. Works great on
ubuntu linux.

Scott.

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On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:54:27 +0000, ian field wrote:

"Dave Moorman" wrote in message
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"ian field" wrote:

You'd think someone keen to show off they're tech savvy enough to play
with
yEnc would be tech savvy enough to have progressed on from dial up!

I don't get the whole "tech savvy" thing with yEnc, Ian. There is
plenty of software out there that makes yEnc "invisible". It's not even
a factor in any way. My newsreader displays all images and decodes all
mp3's, etc., yEnc or no yEnc. I know nothing about it and do nothing
for it.

Dave

If there was a simple and "invisible" plug in for Outlook Express I'd
probably install it, but as it stands the majority of people can't be
bothered with it so anyone who posts a picture and asks everyone to help
them are just shooting themselves in the foot.

Well, there's your problem Ian. You're still using Micro$oft Outhouse
Express. Free yourself from the tyranny that is MS and liberate your
machine with Open Source Software!

Scott.

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In article ,
"ian field" wrote:

So its not just the inconvenience of setting up and learning a yEenc
reader - it costs more as well!

If you use a PC! :-)

Dave

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"ian field" wrote:

No - I'm more into industrial type electronics and TVs/monitors although
I've started taking PW since the demise of Television Magazine and
Technology @ Home.

What's PW?

Dave

"Dave Moorman" wrote in message
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"ian field" wrote:

No - I'm more into industrial type electronics and TVs/monitors although
I've started taking PW since the demise of Television Magazine and
Technology @ Home.

What's PW?

Dave

Practical Wireless - it used to have a broader appeal many years ago, but is
now almost entirely ham-radio cantered.