Re: Motorists stranded again!
- From: "Fod" <friendsofderek@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 30 Nov 2005 03:55:53 -0800
iiiiDougiiii wrote:
> Fod wrote:
> > iiiiDougiiii wrote:
> > > Conor wrote:
> > > > In article <1133170215.800663.312160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > > > iiiiDougiiii says...
> > > >
> > > > > No its because, by using a browser, I do not have to download all the
> > > > > motorists' crap propaganda on this NG to my HD.
> > > > >
> > > > Actually, my clueless friend, you still do with a browser as it caches
> > > > the pages.
> > > >
> > > But it only caches a small part of the page, unless I choose to view
> > > all of it, my stupid friend.
> > It loads all the html Doug not just the part of the page you are
> > looking at, hence when you scroll down it doesn't take ages to refresh.
> >
> Wrong, It just loads the titles only and when I open a post it only
> loads the response and not the quote, unless I choose to respond to the
> post. I have just cleared my cache and it makes not a jot of
> difference.
I use google and it loads in ten posts at a time in the tree viewer
mode ( which seems to be the only usable way to view posts in google).
Certainly you don't have to clear you cache but you still download more
than jsut one post at a time. You must be using it differently from me
and I can't be bothered to change the settings as its only just usable
as it is so i'll take your word for it.
> >
> > You can get newsreaders that just download the subject lines and only
> > get the body if you are interested in them.
> Why would I bother? I used to use offline newsreaders and they are a
> pain. Google just gets better and better and I don't have all that crud
> cluttering up my HD.
If you are happy with Google then stick with it. I find it fiddly but
don't have an alternative during the day.
Fod
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