Re: Unset read-only

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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:55:07 GMT, Leythos <void@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>In article <e4QBncw5FHA.3296@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>blh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
>> I was just unclear on your explanation of the usenet servers and how they
>> operate with regards to post.
>
>There are bunches and bunches of Usenet servers. Some carry groups that
>others don't some allow users to post messages of X size while others
>only allow <X size messages. Some Usenet servers expire all messages
>based on the entire size of the Usenet storage group, some are setup to
>expire binary groups every XX hours, some keep text groups 6+ months....
>
>The setup of a Usenet server is as individual as the people doing the
>setup.
>
>What I post to Usenet via the Road Runner server in my region may not
>expire here in my region for ages, and it may not be carried on the
>Usenet server you read/use.
>
>What I'm saying is that Usenet is nothing a cluster of Usenet Servers,
>spread all over the world, controlled by the individual server admins,
>under their set of rules, and retain articles as long as the admin
>chooses.
>
>So, if you wanted this thread to disappear, while it might disappear on
>your server it might still be alive on other servers - not to mention
>the google archives.
>
>I also suggested that you configure your MS Outlook email client to show
>only "unread" posts instead of all posts - this means you will only see
>posts that you've not read yet. Actually, I would suggest that you stop
>using Outlook Express and start using any of the quality real Usenet
>clients that do a much better job.
>
>Look at Usenet like a place where your message is stored on thousands of
>servers across the world - where users of any server may or may not see
>your message, where they may or may not have this group even.

But what does all this have to do with the clearing of the read-only
flag the OP was asking about?


Bo Berglund
bo.berglund(at)nospam.telia.com
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