On Apr 16, 11:06 am, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike Driscoll wrote: > > On Apr 16, 10:09 am, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Mike Driscoll wrote: > >>> On Apr 16, 9:19 am, Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> This morning almost half of c.l.p was spam. In order to try to > >>>> not tar both the benign google group users and the malignant > >>>> ones with the same brush, I've been trying to kill usenet spam > >>>> with subject patterns. But that's not a battle you can win, so > >>>> I broke down and joined all the other people that just killfile > >>>> everything posted via google.groups. > >>>> AFAICT, if you're a google groups user your posts are not being > >>>> seen by many/most experienced (read "non-google-group") users. > >>>> This is mainly the fault of google who has refused to do > >>>> anything to stem the flood of span that's being sent via Google > >>>> Groups. > >>>> -- > >>>> Grant Edwards grante Yow! I would like to > >>>> at urinate in an OVULAR, > >>>> visi.com porcelain pool -- > >>> Yeah, I noticed that Google Groups has really sucked this week. I'm > >>> using the Google Groups Killfile for Greasemonkey now and it helps a > >>> lot. I like Google, but my loyalty only goes to far. This is a > >>> complete lack of customer service. > >> Unfortunately this means Google groups users are getting exactly the > >> service they are paying for. > > >> regards > >> Steve > >> -- > >> Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 > >> Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ > > > Steve, > > > My workplace doesn't offer NNTP, so there is no good way to browse > > c.l.py here. And I haven't been able to get NNTP to work from my home > > either. > > > By applying this logic to Python and Linux (or any Open Source > > product), they shouldn't be used either (since I'm not paying for > > them). > > I'm not saying people shouldn't use Google Groups. I'm saying that > Google can "justify" providing customer "support" that lives somewhere > between zero and extremely crappy by not charging for the service. > > Without tunneling out to an NNTP proxy I don't see what other choice you > have. > > regards > Steve > -- > Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 > Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/
OK. The way it was written + the mood I was in made me misinterpret your meaning. I apologize. Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
