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I have 32,000 saved posts...
I'm a long time lurker here.
Back in 2003, I started saving posts, because I just didn't have time to read them; I'm not very good at reading meow chat. So now, many years later, I have over 32,000 saved posts. Once I started saving a thread, I saved all of it, until there were no posts, to the best of my knowledge. I would like to pass them along to somebody, long and deeply involved with RPCC, who can keep them, and perhaps pass them along to others. I would have to send them on a USB jump drive; it would only work with a PC. The program can be run right off the USB jump drive, or be copied to a hard drive. I have used an old newsgroup reader program called Agent Forte; I got it 10 years ago, and it was old then. But it keeps the posts in 'thread order', by date, with the author's name, etc. I has been a very good program for reading newsgroups. Recently, I have lost the entire saved contents of two other newsgroups, including a huge number I had saved on rec.pets.cats.health+behav. I am afraid the program may be deteriorating, and I do not want to lose all the posts I saved on RPCC, as well, before I can pass them along. And, once saved on another hard drive, they could be passed to other people, using a jump drive. Discuss this on the group, and pick one person you all feel would a good person to send this irreplaceable history of this wonderful news group. My E-mail address is good, but I don't want to receive E-mails from individuals wanting the data; I want the person chosen by consensus in this open forum. If things should get ugly, and I certainly hope that doesn't happen, I will withdraw my offer; permanently and irrevocably. I can, and I WILL. So no Ego Trips, please. Lets keep this discussion positive. Thank you. Gandalf I would prefer to keep it within the USA. I have a USB jump drive |
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I have 32,000 saved posts...
Maybe Unka Dan?
Rebecca "Gandalf" wrote in message ... I'm a long time lurker here. Back in 2003, I started saving posts, because I just didn't have time to read them; I'm not very good at reading meow chat. So now, many years later, I have over 32,000 saved posts. Once I started saving a thread, I saved all of it, until there were no posts, to the best of my knowledge. I would like to pass them along to somebody, long and deeply involved with RPCC, who can keep them, and perhaps pass them along to others. I would have to send them on a USB jump drive; it would only work with a PC. The program can be run right off the USB jump drive, or be copied to a hard drive. I have used an old newsgroup reader program called Agent Forte; I got it 10 years ago, and it was old then. But it keeps the posts in 'thread order', by date, with the author's name, etc. I has been a very good program for reading newsgroups. Recently, I have lost the entire saved contents of two other newsgroups, including a huge number I had saved on rec.pets.cats.health+behav. I am afraid the program may be deteriorating, and I do not want to lose all the posts I saved on RPCC, as well, before I can pass them along. And, once saved on another hard drive, they could be passed to other people, using a jump drive. Discuss this on the group, and pick one person you all feel would a good person to send this irreplaceable history of this wonderful news group. My E-mail address is good, but I don't want to receive E-mails from individuals wanting the data; I want the person chosen by consensus in this open forum. If things should get ugly, and I certainly hope that doesn't happen, I will withdraw my offer; permanently and irrevocably. I can, and I WILL. So no Ego Trips, please. Lets keep this discussion positive. Thank you. Gandalf I would prefer to keep it within the USA. I have a USB jump drive |
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I have 32,000 saved posts...
On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:55:57 -0800, "Rebecca"
wrote: Maybe Unka Dan? Rebecca A very good nomination! He is a man I have a great respect for, and IIRC, he has considerable IT experience, which could be extremely useful is 'saving' this data from the elderly program it resides , and perhaps sending to other people, as well. Gandalf |
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I have 32,000 saved posts...
Gandalf wrote:
Back in 2003, I started saving posts, because I just didn't have time to read them; I'm not very good at reading meow chat. So now, many years later, I have over 32,000 saved posts. Once I started saving a thread, I saved all of it, until there were no posts, to the best of my knowledge. I would like to pass them along to somebody, long and deeply involved with RPCC, who can keep them, and perhaps pass them along to others. If nobody else is able, I could do it. I can see where it would be more convenient than searching through Google Groups' stored posts, but what other advantages would there be? Adam |
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I have 32,000 saved posts...
On Nov 29, 1:41*am, (Gandalf) wrote:
I'm a long time lurker here. Back in 2003, I started saving posts, because I just didn't have time to read them; I'm not very good at reading meow chat. So now, many years later, I have over 32,000 saved posts. Once I started saving a thread, I saved all of it, until there were no posts, to the best of my knowledge. I would like to pass them along to somebody, long and deeply involved with RPCC, who can keep them, and perhaps pass them along to others. I would have to send them on a USB jump drive; it would only work with a PC. The program can be run right off the USB jump drive, or be copied to a hard drive. I have used an old newsgroup reader program called Agent Forte; I got it 10 years ago, and it was old then. But it keeps the posts in 'thread order', by date, with the author's name, etc. I has been a very good program for reading newsgroups. Recently, I have lost the entire saved contents of two other newsgroups, including a huge number I had saved on rec.pets.cats.health+behav. I am afraid the program may be deteriorating, and I do not want to lose all the posts I saved on RPCC, as well, before I can pass them along. And, once saved on another hard drive, they could be passed to other people, using a jump drive. Discuss this on the group, and pick one person you all feel would a good person to send this irreplaceable history of this wonderful news group. My E-mail address is good, but I don't want to receive E-mails from individuals wanting the data; I want the person chosen by consensus in this open forum. If things should get ugly, and I certainly hope that doesn't happen, I will withdraw my offer; permanently and irrevocably. I can, and I WILL. So no Ego Trips, please. Lets keep this discussion positive. Thank you. Gandalf I would prefer to keep it within the USA. I have a USB jump drive |
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I have 32,000 saved posts...
On Nov 29, 9:03*am, Adam wrote:
Gandalf wrote: Back in 2003, I started saving posts, because I just didn't have time to read them; I'm not very good at reading meow chat. So now, many years later, I have over 32,000 saved posts. Once I started saving a thread, I saved all of it, until there were no posts, to the best of my knowledge. I would like to pass them along to somebody, long and deeply involved with RPCC, who can keep them, and perhaps pass them along to others. If nobody else is able, I could do it. I can see where it would be more convenient than searching through Google Groups' stored posts, but what other advantages would there be? Adam Oops! I sent a blank message by mistake. I guess I should wait till I have my first cup of coffee before trying to reply to messages. :-) Although I wouldn't want to be responsible for the care of this, it would be VERY helpful for me to have a copy, since I'm the one putting the rpcc website together. Sometimes I spend hours looking things up. Heather |
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On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:41:29 GMT, Gandalf's nimble, little paws typed:
I'm a long time lurker here. Back in 2003, I started saving posts, because I just didn't have time to read them; I'm not very good at reading meow chat. So now, many years later, I have over 32,000 saved posts. Once I started saving a thread, I saved all of it, until there were no posts, to the best of my knowledge. I would like to pass them along to somebody, long and deeply involved with RPCC, who can keep them, and perhaps pass them along to others. I would have to send them on a USB jump drive; it would only work with a PC. The program can be run right off the USB jump drive, or be copied to a hard drive. I have used an old newsgroup reader program called Agent Forte; I got it 10 years ago, and it was old then. But it keeps the posts in 'thread order', by date, with the author's name, etc. I has been a very good program for reading newsgroups. Recently, I have lost the entire saved contents of two other newsgroups, including a huge number I had saved on rec.pets.cats.health+behav. I am afraid the program may be deteriorating, and I do not want to lose all the posts I saved on RPCC, as well, before I can pass them along. And, once saved on another hard drive, they could be passed to other people, using a jump drive. Discuss this on the group, and pick one person you all feel would a good person to send this irreplaceable history of this wonderful news group. My E-mail address is good, but I don't want to receive E-mails from individuals wanting the data; I want the person chosen by consensus in this open forum. If things should get ugly, and I certainly hope that doesn't happen, I will withdraw my offer; permanently and irrevocably. I can, and I WILL. So no Ego Trips, please. Lets keep this discussion positive. Thank you. Gandalf I would prefer to keep it within the USA. I have a USB jump drive -- Purrs, Mme. Anaïs “I love cats because I take pleasure in my home; and little by little, the cats become its visible soul.†Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963 11/29/2008 12:48:13 PM |
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I have 32,000 saved posts...
On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:41:29 GMT, Gandalf's nimble, little paws typed:
I would like to pass them along to somebody, long and deeply involved with RPCC, who can keep them, and perhaps pass them along to others. Without a doubt, Dan Mahoney. He is an IT professional who can best handle the data, and besides, he is a really nice guy who loves cats. Dan, what do you think? -- Purrs, Mme. Anaïs “I love cats because I take pleasure in my home; and little by little, the cats become its visible soul.†Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963 11/29/2008 12:48:53 PM |
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I have 32,000 saved posts...
On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:03:17 -0500, Adam's nimble, little paws typed:
Gandalf wrote: Back in 2003, I started saving posts, because I just didn't have time to read them; I'm not very good at reading meow chat. So now, many years later, I have over 32,000 saved posts. Once I started saving a thread, I saved all of it, until there were no posts, to the best of my knowledge. I would like to pass them along to somebody, long and deeply involved with RPCC, who can keep them, and perhaps pass them along to others. If nobody else is able, I could do it. I can see where it would be more convenient than searching through Google Groups' stored posts, but what other advantages would there be? Adam Google Goofs has a HORRIBLE, unwieldly (non-thread) format and adds lots of crap to the posts. It's possibly the worst detractor to Usenet in 30 years. It discourages newbies fromlearning how to use a real news-reader and see how Usenet was made to be read and used. Dump Mozilla and get a real news-reader and you'll see the difference. No offense, but Dan has the equipment and knowledge to safely archive these and then re-distribute them. -- Purrs, Mme. Anaïs “I love cats because I take pleasure in my home; and little by little, the cats become its visible soul.†Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963 11/29/2008 12:50:49 PM |
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