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Posted by J.J. O'Shea on 02/08/07 23:30
On Thu, 8 Feb 2007 07:13:05 -0500, Paul Sture wrote
(in article <paul.sture.nospam-C57C79.13130508022007@mac.sture.homeip.net>):
> 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.
>
>
Exactly. If he insists on using an email client as a newsreader, he pretty
much gets what he deserves. Certainly no-one who uses a real newsreader, or
even Google, has any problems.
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