"Retread everything to find [a direct reply to your own post]"? That's what scoring is for. Upscore *directy replies* to your posts, and there's nothing to "retread". When I open a group in my news client, any threads with direct replies to my posts are listed first, and colorized so that I know they contain direct replies. I open the thread; those direct replies are also colorized to make them stand out. If you learn how to use your software, there's no "retreading".
Slashdot Mirror
Company? It's a *university*, for heaven's sake. We're not talking MS or Google, here.
My latest addition to "careful kill file management" is expressed in my Usenet sig, which currently includes:
Blinky
Who has implemented Usenet Solution #45933:
Now killing all posts originating at Google Groups
Try it; you'll like it. I sure do.
"Retread everything to find [a direct reply to your own post]"? That's what scoring is for. Upscore *directy replies* to your posts, and there's nothing to "retread". When I open a group in my news client, any threads with direct replies to my posts are listed first, and colorized so that I know they contain direct replies. I open the thread; those direct replies are also colorized to make them stand out. If you learn how to use your software, there's no "retreading".
Yes, it's a great archive. It should've stayed that way -- *an archive*. Posting? That's what real NNTP clients are for.