ok, wer, i subscribe to newsgroups through microsoft internet explorer. is there a way to delete messages you don't want to keep coming up (so you don't have to search through 5000 messages to get to the ones you haven't read)? oh, my husband subscribes to the second one up there. (he's the chef, as you know)

WER, I tried to click on the 2 sites above but it didn't work. Is there a certain way to access them?

Wolf, don't know, on AOL I can mark them all as read, or each individually, without having to read them, kinda like on here... Autumn, don't know your configuration, do you subscribe to any other newsgroups and/or can you with your ISP?

yeah, wer, i can mark them as read, but still gotta page through them to find the unread stuff (when folks make comments to stuff you've already read). now am having trouble getting my colors on my homepage to come up right. everybody else's looks the same (see, am trying MSN for free and it's really hard to get used to right now.)

I see...don't know how to fix that one... or the last one...I just get used to things being different 'cause AOL, my home IE, and work are all different...

This is what a techno-loser I am. I don't know my configuration, if I subscribe to newsgroups or what ISP stands for!

No problem... What program do you use to browse with? Can you check your e-mail with the same program that you use to browse the web? ISP stands for Internet Service Provider.

The fog is lifting...my ISP is Erol's, I use Netscape Navigator, and my email is also Netscape. (why didn't you just ask? :-)

Okay...I'll check some stuff and get back to you later...What version of Netscape?

2.0. Yeah, yeah, I know there's a way more current version...

You will probably have to install a newsreader such as FreeAgent in order to use usenet.

Thanks for the info!

you're welcome...

In Internet Exploiter 3.0+ you can use: "Tools" "Newsgroup Filters" "Do not display messages with the following properties:" It's pretty lame, but you can usually cut down the deluge somewhat with this method. Dunno, but NetScapegoat prob'ly has sumthin' similar... HTH, Tommy

Hi Gang, I have a suggestion I wanted to make to you as a group. I think most or all of use are from the newsgroup rfc (this is after all the rfc webring*G*) I know we have a history as a group of helping our members through tough times lurkers and posters alike. I have heard that someone on our group has a missing child. I would like to propose that we all add the missing kids network link to our sites. This person's child is not entered in yet, but most likely will be soon, and either way, these kids all need to be found and have family's that miss them. Its a simple cut and past java applet, or a simple link (the java is more effective IMO) Please, feel free to goto my site at http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/2089 and see the applet at work or simply goto the following url to register and recieve the applet. This is NOT a command fromthe ring owner, simply a request from a concerned human being. if you have no desire to do this that is fine as well. thanks for listening and considering it, here is the networks url: http://www.missingkids.com/ Thanks again Jeanine Hoffman, rec.food.cooking Webring Mistress jlhemt@epix.net

hello Riette , and how are you this morning?

I THINK I was good on that day, Tim! And you? How are you THIS morning?

I am doing OK , I Think, Riette, and you, How are you THIS morning?

I was good - and got better as events piled up....

Well that's good Riette, I'm glad to hear it.

And how was your day?

Riette, my day was extremely busy, I'm writing email about it.

I did not know this was here (I see I have not read as much as I thought I had..) We covered this in another conference, I think. And, we are still fdiguring which newsreader we should subscribe to...Free, of course! Did anyone ever attach missing children things to their conferences? You may put one on Geo, if you'd like! Be my guest in there...it has been very busy of late and lots of people will see it!

retire test

test post

test worked, back to your previously scheduled topic...

Thank you for the short trip into oblivion. I'm not sure why the retire function makes things invisible. I thought it was to close the topic to posts but allow others to read them. In any case it works here and you fixed Geo 2. My gratitude knows no bounds. Well, sorta...

I understand, and the freeze button is to "close" the topic, I think...doing all this from memory from way back, now, or so it seems...

I think you are right, come to think about it. Thanks.

Test complete...scribbling worked

not in geo it didn't Aha I think I know. I forgot the html brackets !!! back I go

or did I need ahref in there too? I've definitely been away too long

Ok I think whatever I tried to submit for the scribble in Geo 72 made it work really poorly. I keep getting forbidden messages when I try to post there. *sigh* I guess I'd better leave this stuff up to the pros. I used to do it ok, but this is a disaster. Help!!! again...

You can do it! It's left angle bracket a href equals quote url quote right angle bracket It's not hard! Don't jest leave it to the pros.

If I think I know what you're doing, you don't want to post the url for the scribble, you want to "go" to it...

OK thanks. That solves the problem. How could I have made this mistake when I can clearly see it in my mind on the location bar?! Many thanks again.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/food/245032_chou19.html food podcast! Great chefs.

I'm feeling slighted - everything comnes in podcasts and I am like a homeless pea.

Not everything. But some very cool things. If you ever decide to get rolling, get some software called Juice! It's at http://ipodder.org . . . it's for Windows but not for Linux yet. There's also a Mac OS10 version. That's all you need plus a player like Windows Media Player, which you may already have on your system.

Interesting. Thanks for the suggestion. I'm sure that is in my future, too.

Yeah, you might enjoy Scott Sigler's earthcore.

I'll try to remember. How long do the batteries last on one charge?

No batteries needed. Unless you get an iriver or ipod or something. I'm talking about listening on your computer with your sound card and speakers.

OH!!! Fantastic. I already slow everything down to listen to what that particular day's fantastic music is. My tastes keep changing. I need one less RAM intensive. Some slow down this sweet little laptop something terrible.