XPost: news.software.readers, alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: onion@anon.invalid   
      
   Paul  wrote:   
      
   [your choice of additional newsgroups honoured]   
      
   > On Fri, 2/13/2026 8:05 PM, Mr Ön!on wrote:   
   > > Carlos E. R.  wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> On 2026-02-13 23:27, Mr Ön!on wrote to:   
   > >>> Maria Sophia    
   > > [...]   
   > >>>   
   > >>> I'm curious to know how it is that Paul happens to use the same 'reader   
   > >>> as you do; I haven't seen seen Ratcatcher/2.0.0.25 (Windows/20130802)   
   > >>> used elsewhere before.   
   > >>>   
   > >>   
   > >> Because Arlen uses faked random headers in his posts. This was in his   
   > >> reply somewhere. He is not using the same reader as Paul, he is using   
   > >> scripts.   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > > [change of subject; news.software.readers added and followup to there]   
   > >   
   > > If you're there, Paul, would you care to comment on Maria Sophia's   
   > > use of the same unusual User-Agent: string as you, please?   
   > >   
   >   
   > That is a custom on a Thunderbird, installed long ago.   
   > Any updates kept the value. You can have any agent string   
   > you want.   
   >   
   > And it's unlikely any "written" USENET client (compiled language)   
   > would be generating such a string on its own.   
   >   
   >    Paul   
   >   
      
   Yes, I know that T'bird's User-Agent can be edited.  I found it faintly   
   interesting that Maria Sofia had adopted the same string, especially   
   as she addressed you with such familiarity.  Whatever, fandom is a   
   strange thing.  Thanks for your answer.   
      
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