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First of all Rob, this thread isn't all that long. Before my entry, there
were only 2 others that were not that long at all.
Have you missed the point? The problem isn't the length of the thread
but the availability of its messages. Be aware that you are using an interface
to an NNTP news server. The majority of your readers, in particular ones
which might be able to help you, are using NNTP newsreaders such as
Microsoft's default client called Outlook Express. Their message availability
and retention is considerably less than the message availability on the web interface.
In some (extreme) cases it may be less than a day. That is why it is customary and
considerate to quote from the post you are replying to. (BTW thank you for
quoting from mine.)
Reading the posts before mine would not have been something rigorous
for someone to do, but apparantly it was too much of a task for you to do.
Again, it's a question of availability. Readers who don't have access to the
message that you are referring to will be less likely to reply if they can't see
what you are referring to. The link I provided proves that I did take the
trouble to find out what you had been looking at and what you could have
quoted from. I was just giving you a friendly explanation of what you were
doing wrong from a conventional and practical point of view.
However, I explained my exact problem in my post, so referring back
to the older posts was not necessary to understand my problem anyway.
Good. Then there would have been much less confusion if you had
simply started your own thread and if you liked provided a link to this
dead one that you have tried to revive.
What I stated is the exact problem I'm having,
no details were left out. It may sound simple, but that's the issue.
Also, regarding the links provided by the person who responded to the
original poster, the first one does not work, as you said yourself,
and the other does not help with this issue.
Be fair. Three months ago when the post was made the links would have
worked and I did take the trouble to find you its new location.
I also pointed out that though your specific symptom is not mentioned
by either article they are about related issues, so you would be
expected to try to make use of that information and then if you still were
unable to find a resolution to come back with any additional observations
the use of such information had uncovered.
Even though this thread is old I figured that I would post here
instead of starting a brand new thread for the same issue.
That way I would be doing my little part to keep this forum organized,
That would be unconventional as it can lead to confusion because
of symptom differences. I would say you should only post your
problem symptoms in an existing thread if you truly think that that
by doing so you will be helping the original poster (OP) better
understand his/her problem. Then there would be no expectation
of receiving help specific to your own problem. I agree that when
one sees the whole thread (not just your post that I first replied to)
your post might be construed as fitting that criterion.
BTW another practical consideration if you are looking for help for
your own problem is that even on the web interface your post
would just be seen as a reply to a question, not as a new question
which might attract the attention of people wanting to help.
unlike many forums on the internet that have multiple threads for the same
issue. Although after taking a look around here, I see that is the case here
as well.
After viewing the one link that worked, I can't imagine how the original
poster was able to resolve this issue. The person most likely gave up on this
forum, or forgot that he or she had posted here, or just never gave a follow
up response for no apparant reason.
Perhaps but that is still no reason for you not to refer to the previously
offered suggestions as if they had been given to you too.
I meant no harm. I came here for help, but instead I get an unhelpful,
repetition of possible "solutions" reply from you regarding this issue.
Perhaps you, Rob, are the one who should not have posted in this thread that
is too old for your liking.
Perhaps.
Good luck
Robert
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