Am I the only one who, when trying to post a message to this Newsgroup
writes it out carefully, and when submitting it, is told to "log in"
and then the message is lost?

What a load of crap. Surely there must be a better way of being asked
to sign on BEFORE writing a message which is then lost when trying to
sign on.

Marc.

On 7 Sep 2005 13:41:43 -0700, "
wrote:

Am I the only one who, when trying to post a message to this Newsgroup
writes it out carefully, and when submitting it, is told to "log in"
and then the message is lost?

What a load of crap. Surely there must be a better way of being asked
to sign on BEFORE writing a message which is then lost when trying to
sign on.

Now you know to log on first, what's the problem?

said:

Am I the only one who, when trying to post a message to this Newsgroup
writes it out carefully, and when submitting it, is told to "log in"
and then the message is lost?


You could try a proper newsreader, instead of using Google?

) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

What a load of crap.

Yep.

That's why I use a proper news client and server.

wrote:

You could try a proper newsreader, instead of using Google?

Not if your employer blocks port 119 at the firewall

Laurence Payne wrote:
On 7 Sep 2005 13:41:43 -0700, "
wrote:

Am I the only one who, when trying to post a message to this Newsgroup
writes it out carefully, and when submitting it, is told to "log in"
and then the message is lost?

What a load of crap. Surely there must be a better way of being asked
to sign on BEFORE writing a message which is then lost when trying to
sign on.

Now you know to log on first, what's the problem?

The problem is, Laurence, that (unless someone explains how) I cannot
"log on" first - the screen shows no such option, only when I press the
"Post message" button.

Marc.

wrote:
Laurence Payne wrote:
On 7 Sep 2005 13:41:43 -0700, "
wrote:

Am I the only one who, when trying to post a message to this
Newsgroup writes it out carefully, and when submitting it, is
told to "log in" and then the message is lost?

What a load of crap. Surely there must be a better way of being
asked to sign on BEFORE writing a message which is then lost when
trying to sign on.

Now you know to log on first, what's the problem?

The problem is, Laurence, that (unless someone explains how) I
cannot "log on" first - the screen shows no such option, only when
I press the "Post message" button.

You must be using a different interface to the one I see. If I don't
sign in, using the members' sign-in link on the left of every page, and
I click on Reply, it says "You must sign in to Google to complete the
previous action."

If you go to http://groups.google.com , there is a "Members: sign in"
link about half way down the screen on the left-hand side.

You're not using a toy browser like Firefox, are you?
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 17:28:18 GMT, "Richard J."
wrote:

You're not using a toy browser like Firefox, are you?

1. Firefox is not a "toy browser".
2. The same link is present in that browser as well.

Logging on first has advantages, as Groups will remember what messages
you've read and highlight new ones.

Neil

--
Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK
When replying please use neil at the above domain
'wensleydale' is a spam trap and is not read.

I "ctl + c" first before 'posting' to be on safe side having been
caught out a few times

I "ctl + c" first before 'posting' to be on safe side having been
caught out a few times