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Posted by Paul Sture on 02/08/07 12:13
In article <0001HW.C1F06CA40016309CF0284648@news1.news.adelphia.net>,
J.J. O'Shea <try.not.to@but.see.sig> wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 14:24:58 -0500, Michelle Steiner wrote
> (in article <michelle-3D0DB2.12245807022007@news.east.cox.net>):
>
> > In article <Topyh.46212$3D6.1944022@weber.videotron.net>,
> > NRen2k5 <nomore@email.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Please don't try to use curly quotes on Usenet. They don't always work.
> >> Stick with pure ASCII.
> >
> > I copied and pasted the article without attempting to edit it. I did
> > not notice that they had used curly quotes.
> >
> >
>
> You gotta consider who's complaining.
>
> And the simple fact that if only he had a real newsreader, he'd not be
> complaining, as real newsreaders showed either straight quotes or knew enough
> to show curly quotes and not some fool escape code.
>
> Ignore the twit.
But yet another black mark against Thunderbird as a newsreader.
--
Paul Sture
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