Moe Trin wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux, in article
> <wIxij.87760$YL5.36577@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net> , Ericus Lin wrote:
[...]
>> I just started using newsgroups four days ago, when I found that my
>> ISP has newsgroup servers, so I'm trying to get used to this
>> environment. [...]

> You also appear to be using a web browser to read the news - I
> can't help with that. There are a VERY large number of newsgroups.

Hopefully, my initial to, "I can't help with that," is correct:

I am, in fact, using Mozilla SeaMonkey to read the "news." I was
obsessed with using console-only two years ago (I ditched X), and I was
happy with it for a while, doing what I would normally have done before
then. Although applications ran faster than in X, it soon lost its
appeal because I wanted to see the pretty pictures on the Web; I started
using framebuffer. Eventually, I grew tired of having to switch to
another framebuffer console just to watch a video or view images on the
web, so I started using an X/Terminal hybrid.

I choose which program to use based on my needs and time. For instance,
I normally use SeaMonkey to browse the web; because it offers the
convenient feature of being able to load its mail/newsreader quickly
when another of its components is already loaded; I use its newsreader.

Sometimes, I need to use my computer to do a quick e-mail check or look
something up on a reference site; I find it unnecessary to change my
default runlevel. If I need something quickly, I boot my computer, which
takes less than a minute, log in, use mutt or lynx to do whatever I need
to do, and shutdown. It's convenient, it's fast, and it fulfills my needs.

Having just begun to use newsgroups, I have not yet found an instance in
which I found it necessary to read my news quickly. Until I find one, I
shall continue to use SeaMonkey.

Thanks for your understanding.