Posted by Dr. Bob on November 9, 2002, at 0:40:51
In reply to Re: DOC BOB--others read, too « lostsailor » Dr. Bob, posted by bluedog on November 8, 2002, at 21:12:02
> http://grc.com/discussions.htm
> > Although reminiscent of eMail messaging, newsgroups add the powerful concept of "conversation threads"
Psycho-Babble is threaded...
> > Another important advantage is that the software for reading these newsgroups typically downloads only the message "headers" for new notes, rather than the note's complete content.
Psycho-Babble downloads only the headers of posts. You don't get the complete content, the posts themselves, unless you click on the headers...
> > And finally, as you can see from the diagram to the left, news reading software "remembers" which notes you have already read (dimmed out) and which notes you have not yet seen.
And Psycho-Babble flags the posts that have been posted since the last time you visited.
And did you see that diagram??? Would you prefer a folder/file system like that?
Bob
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