Ditto that. -beau turner
I would like to sincerely thank everyone for expressing their opinion on this topic and especially Anne for (A) not pulling this conversation and (B) for forwarding on our posts to the sea monkeys, oops, survey monkeys. I'd also like to thank the pro web siders for coming out and stating their side. One thing I do wish to clarify is that I was not suggesting removal of the web side; oh contraire: <snip> I recognize there needs to be a web web side, for presence and those poor sots that don't have news readers ... <snip> And I'd add that has been occasion when I needed to view the web side, i.e. at client's location, no time to set up a news reader ... Thanks again all, Michael. [opinion] <Hello Anne, I'm hoping you don't axe this.> It has been suggested ... <snip>
Remarks in this message group and the one in ACAD 2005 have been gathered and passed to the team performing the survey. << Thank you, Anne.
Indeed. I'm also using the FireFox web browser 99% of the time (like when I'm NOT doing a Windows Update). FireFox: http://texturizer.net/firefox/features.html michael puckett wrote: Two big thumbs up for Thunderbird! Terry
First, I agree with Michael. Loss of nntp would greatly limit my use of this group. One of the reasons, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, would be the loss of the ability to Google the group. I've given up on searching the groups with my newsreader because there is too much content for which I only have headers. Google Groups gives me access to all of this information. My two cents. Mike Weaver
agreed. please do not remove news reader access. if i had known this was a possibility, i would have voiced my concern in the survey. web access is too much of a hassle. thank you, daron denton cad manager dfd cornoyerhedrick
<subliminal> If I felt I had participated in a survey and felt I wasn't quite apprised of all the issues that may impact or influence my response(s), I might be motivated to do the survey over again. </subliminal> "Daron Denton" <ask, and i'll give it to you> wrote in message agreed. please do not remove news reader access. if i had known this was a possibility, i would have voiced my concern in the survey. web access is too much of a hassle. thank you, daron denton cad manager dfd cornoyerhedrick
<thinkingtoself> self, maybe you should do that survey again. now that news reader access may be in jeopardy, i think some of my comments would be different. i am concerned... and quite motivated... </thinkingtoself> what was *that*? huh. <shrugsshoulders> <browsingtosurvey....>
agreed. please do not remove news reader access. if i had known this was a I've taken enough surveys from Adesk that I can often read between the lines and respond accordingly. Of course my reading between the lines could be wrong which then degrades the quality of the survey responses so if they just told you what they were thinking and what was prompting the questions (if anything) it would be a lot easier.....then again, I'm sure some would complain just at some of the ideas that were spit balled around even though they may or may not ever be considered seriously.... -- Darren J. Young CAD/CAM Systems Developer Cold Spring Granite Company 202 South Third Avenue Cold Spring, Minnesota 56320 Email: Phone: (320) 685-5045 Fax: (320) 685-5052
lol, monitor wipe. "Daron Denton" <ask, and i'll give it to you> wrote in message <thinkingtoself> ... <snip>
Although I must say I've not tried both sides of the coin, that much, I prefer this side. My previous 2 cents would support this method of joining the newsgroup, through the 'acad.mnu' of coarse. -- AUTODESK Authorized Developer http://www.Cadentity.com MASi
Agree with the nntp, is faster an easier....... Elvis p.d. for those behind firewalls, ask the boss not the IT guys, to let that door open because is a good source of help
Hello Anne, Shaan, et al, Even on the days when Outlook Express crashes 12 times, and our pipeline to the world is filled with FTP'd files, and our HQ is sending out Microsoft Updates to all users, and our virus software is uploading pattern updates... ....even then, NNTP is on the order of 5 times as fast as the web-based groups. It's so much faster that I would do NNTP from home over my 28.8 connection, if my workplace allowed web-based only. Thanks, Shawn ....<snip>... It has been suggested that there *MAY* be a move within the Autodesk camp to eliminate the nntp based newsgroups and instead develop and pour even MORE funds into the <cough> web hosted newgroups. ....<snip>...
As an aside, but related note......as of 9:50 a.m. PDT 4/28/04 there are 35 messages showing in this thread on the Web side, yet in my OE6 only 24 are showing. One of the 'missing' posts is one I made last night around 11:30. I have never seen a post made on the nntp side not show up there as well, until now..... Scratching head, mumbling to self.....hmmmm.....and I just got done filling out the survey Jeff
Jeff, I'm in OE6, and I appreciated (and still see) your post of 4/27/2004, at 11:22 P.M. I show 38 posts now, of an expected 300 posts. Shawn As an aside, but related note......as of 9:50 a.m. PDT 4/28/04 there are 35 messages showing in this thread on the Web side, yet in my OE6 only 24 are showing. One of the 'missing' posts is one I made last night around 11:30. I have never seen a post made on the nntp side not show up there as well, until now..... Scratching head, mumbling to self.....hmmmm.....and I just got done filling out the survey Jeff
Agreed - I used the web based interface first and then tried the nntp - there is no way I would go back. The web based interface is nearly useless for me. kemp
Not to mention, just how am I supposed to download posts from the web-side to my laptop to read on the way to work?! NNTP rulz
