I just wrote an informative reply to the thread "Grandmothers fuse- box", and also posted it to other NG's of interest, but it vanished into thin air when I sent it, and has not appeared on any of the groups, even the original thread has now disappeared from uk.d-i-y.
It's a bit shit, so sometimes the posts you make just don't appear. Hence, I've learned that whenever I use GG, I highlight and copy the text first, then wait until it shows up (doesn't take long) before making another post.
Before you respond to someone it's a very handy way of catching up on what people have been posting (petrol additives, Global warming). where they've been posting (uk.d-i-y, uk.tech.broadcast, uk.tech-digital-tv) and what sort of contributions they make.
It's far from perfect (and the latest version is another two steps back), but it does the job. There's certainly been a problem in the last day or two with groups not updating for ages, and I'm sure I've lost a couple of posts of mine.
There appear to be alot of people using it, judging from my website traffic. Noticeable delay in them visiting the site though compared to those coming direct from usenet. Holly (using Dialog)
I think this must be the first time I've ever seen Outhouse Distress mentioned in the same sentence as "proper" newsreader without some form of negative.
Remember: Google Groups uses Ajax, which is in the habit of sending your posts to the toilet if you're not careful. Example, you hit the send button, but unlike traditional webforms which divert you to a confirmation page after posting, this asynchronous technology lets you continue browsing the page you were on while it attempts to post your message in the background. The downside is that, should you navigate away from the page while it's still trying to post your message (and if there are network problems, this can run into minutes), you will lose it forever.
Unless you've disabled certain dialog messages, IE7 and FF2 should warn you about this, giving you the option not to leave the page.
If your ISP provides a Usenet news server, use that instead. Also, do a poo in an envelope and send it to the guy who recommended you use Outlook Express. Lawl. xD
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