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From: nil <moonlite@siscom.net>
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Neil,
   Thanks for the pointer. I think maybe I ought to get my hands on a
Netscape user manual and do some serious studying...

> Mozilla ist the original name of Netscape. You are using 4.0, english
> language, on an Windoes 95 machine.
> BTW: 4.0 is fairly buggy (has a lot of security holes),

So I see! In fact, it just crashed on me as I was getting ready to write
this note! I'd been assuming that the problem was Windows 95 itself, but
then I'm biased against "point and click" interfaces (or as I call them,
"thrash and curse") to begin with.

> So much for privacy on the Internet :-)

Indeed. I was a little shocked to find out how "dejanews"
cross-references among the different news groups. A lot can be inferred
from their listings. Yes, it can be an extremely valuable research tool,
but...

   nil

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On Thu, 26 Mar 1998 00:31:30 GMT, nil <moonlite@siscom.net> wrote:

>Neil,
>   Thanks for the pointer. I think maybe I ought to get my hands on a
>Netscape user manual and do some serious studying...
>
>> Mozilla ist the original name of Netscape. You are using 4.0, english
>> language, on an Windoes 95 machine.
>> BTW: 4.0 is fairly buggy (has a lot of security holes),
>
>So I see! In fact, it just crashed on me as I was getting ready to write
>this note! I'd been assuming that the problem was Windows 95 itself, but
>then I'm biased against "point and click" interfaces (or as I call them,
>"thrash and curse") to begin with.
>
>> So much for privacy on the Internet :-)
>
>Indeed. I was a little shocked to find out how "dejanews"
>cross-references among the different news groups. A lot can be inferred
>from their listings. Yes, it can be an extremely valuable research tool,
>but...
>
>   nil

This really was a scary out-of-body experience to share with this NG.
I am still shivering.