In news:h281h4$3aq$1@news.eternal-september.org,
ggwillikers typed on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:13:55 -0400:
> BillW50 wrote:
>> In news:h27pun$ho4$1@news.eternal-september.org,
>> BillW50 typed on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:02:52 -0500:
>>> In news:Xns9C37EF8E0EF58noonehomecom@74.209.131.13,
>>> Larry typed on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:32:58 +0000:
>>>> I'm using WinXPSP3 typing this message because it's convenient and
>>>> familiar with Xnews, a very old usenet client.
>>> I have one machine running XPSP3 and the rest running XPSP2. And I
>>> haven't seen any difference in stability or usability between SP2
>>> and SP3.
>>
>> Oh wait! There is one small difference. SP3 breaks OE6 auto-compacing
>> mode. As it usually hangs on folder.dbx. And Microsoft doesn't
>> support OE at all anymore, so there will never be a Microsoft fix
>> for it. Which might be one reason to stick with SP2. <grin>
>>
> I always found that to be a good reason to chuck OE, but that's just
> me.

I would except for the following:

1) I love the interface. <grin>

2) OE Quote-Fix makes the OE interface modern.

3) OE was created back in the days when hard drives were small, so it
compacts your messages. Well today it is also perfect for smaller SSDs
and flash drives.

4) Only OE (and LiveMail) has the find replies to your posts hotkey.
This is the most disturbing complaint I have about all other newsreaders
out there. I have no idea how you other people find anything in high
volume newsgroups. As in a blink of an eye, OE pulls right up. <grin>

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Bill
Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ)
MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB
Windows XP Home SP2 (60GB HD)
Intel(r) 910GML (64MB shared)