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   J. P. Gilliver to Kenny McCormack   
   Re: Screenshots etc.   
   07 Feb 26 20:03:54   
   
   XPost: alt.windows7.general, alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.msdos.batch.nt   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On 2026/2/7 3:22:5, Kenny McCormack wrote:   
   > In article <10m5ujv$h4sl$3@dont-email.me>,   
   > J. P. Gilliver  wrote:   
   > ...   
   >>> But for Kenny's question above, most of us use some form of free   
   >>> image-hosting web site, where the one I use most asks for no login.   
   >    
   > No worries; I have no desire to post any screenshots here.   
   >    
   > I was just amused by the idea of someone requesting a screenshot on Usenet.   
   >    
   > As Tim Walz would say, weird!   
   >    
   > And, the point is: Usenet *is* a text-only medium, by definition and   
   > decree, even if lots of people have abused it over the years.   
      
   People have been requesting screenshots - and in response, people have   
   been uploading them to file/image sharing sites, and posting the URL of   
   the uploaded file (thus remaining within "text-only" rules) - for years,   
   decades I think.   
      
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   J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf   
       
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