This is my first time using a newsgroup!
I'm trying to explore the social part of unix/linux sytems.
Thank you for giving me a place on ~pink
Have a good day!
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On Fri, 2 Jul 2021, r1k@tilde.institute wrote:

This is my first time using a newsgroup!

Welcome! (I believe we have exchanged messages in Tildeverse IRC's
#offthegrid channel before)

I came to know of NNTP Netnews for quite some time, but I haven't used it
until I first connected to Tildeverse Netnews too.

I'm trying to explore the social part of unix/linux sytems.

UNIX started out as a timesharing system, so it was originally a communal way of using a computer. It was only after the advent of personal computer
and mainstream Internet access that these became ghost factory towns. [1]

Thank you for giving me a place on ~pink

Greetings from Tilde.club. [2] Technically, both Tilde.pink
and Tilde.institute are currently not participating
in Tildeverse Netnews yet; but this is what public gateway is for.

Have a good day!

Likewise, and see you around.

Cheers,
~xwindows

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[1] Further reading: https://medium.com/message/tilde-club-i-had-a-couple-drinks-and-woke-up-with-1-000-nerds-a8904f0a2ebf

[2] Fun fact: `news.tildeverse.org` is actually an alias of `tilde.club`,
which acts as a public gateway for Tildeverse Netnews.
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On 7/2/2021 5:49 AM, xwindows wrote:

On Fri, 2 Jul 2021, r1k@tilde.institute wrote:

This is my first time using a newsgroup!

Welcome! (I believe we have exchanged messages in Tildeverse IRC's #offthegrid channel before)

I came to know of NNTP Netnews for quite some time, but I haven't used it until I first connected to Tildeverse Netnews too.

I'm trying to explore the social part of unix/linux sytems.

UNIX started out as a timesharing system, so it was originally a communal way of using a computer. It was only after the advent of personal computer
and mainstream Internet access that these became ghost factory towns. [1]

Thank you for giving me a place on ~pink

Greetings from Tilde.club. [2] Technically, both Tilde.pink
and Tilde.institute are currently not participating
in Tildeverse Netnews yet; but this is what public gateway is for.

Have a good day!

Likewise, and see you around.

Cheers,
~xwindows

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[1] Further reading: https://medium.com/message/tilde-club-i-had-a-couple-drinks-and-woke-up-with-1-000-nerds-a8904f0a2ebf

[2] Fun fact: `news.tildeverse.org` is actually an alias of `tilde.club`, which acts as a public gateway for Tildeverse Netnews.

hello.
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On 2021-07-02, xwindows <xwindows@tilde.club> wrote:

On Fri, 2 Jul 2021, r1k@tilde.institute wrote:
Greetings from Tilde.club. [2] Technically, both Tilde.pink
and Tilde.institute are currently not participating
in Tildeverse Netnews yet; but this is what public gateway is for.

Hope we can fix that soon. pink used to have a node. cosmic is still
configured to try and peer with it!

Also, welcome new people!
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On Fri, 2 Jul 2021, r1k@tilde.institute wrote:

In article <f7f62cd9-e222-5bd6-2bd5-fe2283aedbe@tilde.club> you wrote:

Welcome! (I believe we have exchanged messages in Tildeverse IRC's
#offthegrid channel before)

Yes, we have!

UNIX started out as a timesharing system, so it was originally a communal
way of using a computer. It was only after the advent of personal computer >> and mainstream Internet access that these became ghost factory towns. [1]

I feel so lucky that I found ~verse
It was on a whim that I decided to explore gemini and found out about ~pink Unix systems may have become ghost factory towns but they feel better than the rest of the overcrowded web.

I will follow this with actual reply later; but first I would have to note
that I have received the message I just quoted above in my /mailbox/
rather than NNTP Netnews, which is quite odd, and I think it is not what
you intended to do when replying. I have some guess:

You used TIN to reply to Netnews, right?

Note that replying key in TIN can be a bit counterintuitive: pressing `r` wouldn't really post your reply to Netnews: it would send an _email_ reply
to the parent poster directly instead (meaning only me would see the reply); which this is what I think it was not what you intended to do.

A correct way to make TIN actually post a reply to Netnews is pressing `f` ("follow-up") instead.

Full information on this is available in TIN's in-program help,
accessible using `h` key while viewing a Netnews article
(scroll down to "Group/thread/article operations" section):

Group/thread/article operations
-
w post (write) article to current group
^O post postponed articles
O post postponed articles
f post followup to current article
F post followup (don't copy text) to current article
^W post followup to current article quoting complete headers
x repost chosen article to another group
D cancel (delete) or supersede (overwrite) current article
r reply through mail to author
^E reply through mail to author quoting complete headers
e edit article (mail-groups only)

Regards,
~xwindows


P.S. I'm writing this post in a special way which contain correct thread cross-reference to both your email reply and your original Netnews post.

Within next few days, I would try to graft your original reply email
back into the news spool too (no need to re-send your original reply);
if you don't have any particular objection that is.
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xwindows <xwindows@tilde.club> wrote:

You used TIN to reply to Netnews, right?

yes!

Note that replying key in TIN can be a bit counterintuitive: pressing `r` wouldn't really post your reply to Netnews: it would send an _email_ reply
to the parent poster directly instead (meaning only me would see the reply); which this is what I think it was not what you intended to do.

A correct way to make TIN actually post a reply to Netnews is pressing `f` ("follow-up") instead.

Yes, I was confused where did my reply go.. haha

Full information on this is available in TIN's in-program help,
accessible using `h` key while viewing a Netnews article

thanks, I'll read it!

Within next few days, I would try to graft your original reply email
back into the news spool too (no need to re-send your original reply);
if you don't have any particular objection that is.

sure, thanks!
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In article <f7f62cd9-e222-5bd6-2bd5-fe2283aedbe@tilde.club> you wrote:

Welcome! (I believe we have exchanged messages in Tildeverse IRC's #offthegrid channel before)

Yes, we have!

UNIX started out as a timesharing system, so it was originally a communal way of using a computer. It was only after the advent of personal computer
and mainstream Internet access that these became ghost factory towns. [1]

I feel so lucky that I found ~verse
It was on a whim that I decided to explore gemini and found out about ~pink Unix systems may have become ghost factory towns but they feel better than
the rest of the overcrowded web.
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On 7/4/2021 8:21 AM, r1k@tilde.institute wrote:

xwindows <xwindows@tilde.club> wrote:

You used TIN to reply to Netnews, right?

yes!

Note that replying key in TIN can be a bit counterintuitive: pressing `r`
wouldn't really post your reply to Netnews: it would send an _email_ reply >> to the parent poster directly instead (meaning only me would see the reply); >> which this is what I think it was not what you intended to do.

A correct way to make TIN actually post a reply to Netnews is pressing `f` >> ("follow-up") instead.

Yes, I was confused where did my reply go.. haha

Full information on this is available in TIN's in-program help,
accessible using `h` key while viewing a Netnews article

thanks, I'll read it!

Within next few days, I would try to graft your original reply email
back into the news spool too (no need to re-send your original reply);
if you don't have any particular objection that is.

sure, thanks!

Hi!
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On 02-07-2021 12:56, r1k@tilde.institute wrote:

This is my first time using a newsgroup!
I'm trying to explore the social part of unix/linux sytems.
Thank you for giving me a place on ~pink
Have a good day!

Was my message posted?
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Tel <tel@tilde.club> writes:

On 02-07-2021 12:56, r1k@tilde.institute wrote:

This is my first time using a newsgroup!
I'm trying to explore the social part of unix/linux sytems.
Thank you for giving me a place on ~pink
Have a good day!

Was my message posted?

No.
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On 2022-03-17, yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> wrote:

Tel <tel@tilde.club> writes:

On 02-07-2021 12:56, r1k@tilde.institute wrote:

This is my first time using a newsgroup!
I'm trying to explore the social part of unix/linux sytems.
Thank you for giving me a place on ~pink
Have a good day!

Was my message posted?

No.

Lies!
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On 20-03-2022 20:07, randymon wrote:

On 2022-03-17, yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> wrote:

Tel <tel@tilde.club> writes:

On 02-07-2021 12:56, r1k@tilde.institute wrote:

This is my first time using a newsgroup!
I'm trying to explore the social part of unix/linux sytems.
Thank you for giving me a place on ~pink
Have a good day!

Was my message posted?

No.

Lies!

lol
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