On 12/14/2005 09:57, Montblack wrote:

I start with a clean slate a couple of times a day. If a post pops up
without supporting references, I'm left guessing ------ RMG!! :-)

("Mark Hansen" wrote)
Why is that better? Are you trying to save disk space?


You're not going to start changing my computer around now, like a certain
innkeeper did over Thanksgiving, are you? g ...new messages go to the
BOTTOM!

I don't like a cluttered tree of read posts and unread posts. Too
overwhelming - searching for a better word.

I delete all of the posts in a newsgroup, at one time, then plow through the
next batch when I pull them up. I do this a couple of times per day. I read
more posts this way - the other way, I look at the intermixed thread-tree
mess and say "screw it," as often as not.

Newsgroup/Properties/Local Files/Delete

In my news reader (Mozilla 1.7.5), I simply configure the news group
with View - Threads - Threads with unread, and it only shows those
threads with unread messages. This cuts way down on the clutter and
still allows me to see the thread history for any posting.




Montblack



--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Sacramento, CA