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   Subject: Re: Lite versions of Linyx question   
   Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:33:00 -0800   
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   Moog wrote:   
   > Hadron   
      
   >> To ban people for using GG or OE is ludicrous and is   
   >> typical of the attitude of certain people in usenet. These groups   
   >> are here to help, not to castigate.   
   >   
   > I'd completely agree with that. The people that don't yet possess   
   > netiquette, would certainly soon acquire it.   
      
   I believe that a person who is new to Win or Linux or Mac should be able   
   to get an old or a new or a borrowed computer and use a dialup or   
   otherwise and log onto the internet, access some web forums and   
   googlegroups and find out about newsservers and newsreaders and how to   
   not top post or bottom post from GG accessible groups such as   
   news.newusers.questions, alt.free.newsservers, news.software.readers,   
   and 24hoursupport.helpdesk.   
      
   In short order they should be able to research what kind of connectivity   
   access is best for them, dialup, DSL, or cable modem and which free or   
   nearly free newsserver they will be using with what newsagent to have a   
   happier news interface than GG.  Any of those decisions can be modified   
   or upgraded later, and OE often plays a part in the stepping stone from   
   GG to newsreader to better newsreader to better OS and then to better   
   distro.   
      
   Then they can evolve from one newsagent or newsserver to another and   
   from one browser or operating system to another and from one   
   connectivity or mail provider to another.  In the meantime they can be   
   learning from websites, webforums, and newsgroups.  And getting along   
   with each other in each;  and handling their mail safely and securely   
   without spam frustration.   
      
      
   --    
   Mike Easter   
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