lots of trn problems

[Sean Eric Fagan]

In article <276E7E41.24A0 at tct.uucp> chip at tct.uucp (Chip Salzenberg) writes:
>And similarly without disrespect, Sean must not have played with
>sources from the same newtwork as I have.

I don't grab most things, since I tend to not have time recently to play
with them.  Instead, I read about things from various groups, and if it
sounds interesting and useful, I get it from some other route.

>It's true that trn has problems, but let's not exaggerate its faults
>beyond the truth.

The fact that the first posting was *completely* unusable is not
exaggeration?  Everyone I've talked to or who has posted has said the same
thing, that it wouldn't successfully unpack.  The "fixed" postings didn't
help me.

>I don't understand this complaint; my thread selection seems to be in
>increasing order by posting date.

It's entirely possible that the version I have (which I got from
tut.cis.ohio-state.edu, not the net) is older, and this was changed.  Note
that, once a thread is selected, the messages are presented in the correct
order.  But the thread selection menu is in reverse order, and, when I quit
out of it, I seem to be at the last article, not the first.

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