Re: "newsgroup postings"

[lesherjt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Tilghman Lesher)]

Bob John (bob.john@genie.com) wrote:
:  >Re: ProTerm 3.1, Lynx & //e
:  >
:  >How can you upload a block of text from the Editor to an HTML
:  >newsgroup.  I've tried to SEND ASCII directly from the editor,
:  >COMMAND Y  to block and send from the Editor, tried to ASCII SEND
:  >..  Line, Char, Para, etc.  I've only been able to send editor
:  >text line by line.
:  
: I finally figured out how to upload from the Editor to reply to a news
: group posting.  I have to reduce the Character Send Pace to about 5% then
: my lines will upload SLOWLY to the newsgroup reply.  It must have
: something to do with the timing on the receiving end.  Now I just Command
: A or block the text I want to send, then Command D to send.

I've been able to use 20% on my machine, as long as the file does
not exceed ~32k.

:  
: If someone knows of a faster way to upload from the Editor, I'd sure
: appreciate knowing about it!
:  
: But I have one further question.
:  
: How can I change the DEFAULT value of Character Send Pace % in the SEND
: ASCII button block?
:  

Change the value while offline; go to Misc:preferences and save.
Many values (including that of timeout for screensaver) can be
changed in this manner.


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