From: rail@greywall.demon.co.uk   
      
   On 13/11/2020 13:51, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   > On Fri, 13 Nov 2020 at 10:16:37, john    
   > wrote:   
   >> On 12/11/2020 18:35, Ian Goddard wrote:   
   >>> On 12/11/2020 14:54, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:   
   >>>>> Please just bottom post all your comments/additions in one place.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> First: No. To me, posting all one's responses at the end is (almost)   
   >>>> as bad as posting them all at the top: interposting makes it clear   
   >>>> which points I am responding to (and snipping - shown by [] - shows   
   >>>> which points I am not responding to at all).   
   >>>  I think this is best practice.   
   >>>  Ian   
   >>   
   >> Perhaps you have better Usenet readers than I do. I use Thunderbird   
   >> for my mail/groups. All I see here is an indented black-and-white jungle.   
   >   
   > Although I don't use TB - I use Turnpike - I have notes somewhere on how   
   > to make TB look like TP; one is the addition of an add-on that colours   
   > multi-level things to make it easier to see who posted what. (Which TP   
   > does by default.) If you like, email me and I'll try to dig out the   
   > notes. (IIRR, the add-on involved dates from when TB version numbers   
   > were in single digits, so you have to fiddle, but the notes cover that   
   > too.)   
   >>   
   >> However, I must admit I'm now considering looking for a Win/Linux   
   >> replacement, having used it for the last 15 years. The recent changes   
   >> have meant I have had to stick with v68 as various add-ons I find   
   >> essential no longer work with later versions.   
   >   
   > (Yes, I've saved the installer for whichever is the last one that works   
   > with lots of old add-ons, in case I ever have to switch to it.)   
   >>   
   >> Still, not bothering to investigate will save me a few hours of   
   >> research attempting to find a solution each time someone posts an   
   >> interesting query.   
   >   
   > (-:   
   >   
   >> Not that there seem to be many of us still around here to do so?   
   >   
   > Yes, the 'group does seem rather quiet!   
      
   TB colours by default here (on a Mac), perhaps there is something in the   
   settings?   
      
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