On 2013-07-18 12:16, vazhavandan wrote:
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> Many thanks for creating the thread
>
>> I think you send photos, yes, if you use thunderbird and enable html
>> (which is non standard nntp, perhaps), but non on the web side will see
>> that. I’ll try.
> -That is bummer. I guess i should continue to use paste.opensuse.org
> and share the link-
The photo I sent, I can see it perfectly in Thunderbird on the nntp side
- not on the hhtp side, as I expected.
Can’t you see it on nntp? I’m curious.
Of course, for everybody to see it, just send a link.
>> ==> Is there a sign in mechanism for nntp . There seems to be no
>> validation mechanism 
>> No, there isn’t.
> -Wouldn’t it lead people masquerading
as others ?-
Yes, it could happen. And spammers, too. IIRC, Jim said that it was
complex to set up.
>> ==> Should i reply to “newsgroup” or “individual” . Also there is reply
>> to all button . How will reply to all work ?
>> To newsgroup. To the individual goes to a no post address.
> -Thanks for the clarification-
There are some that use real addresses (ab?). In that case the direct
reply would work - if you also use a real address.
With a perfect gateway the direct post would appear as PM on the web
side and an email on nntp. No chance of getting that (and no, I’m not
asking for that, either).
One of the idiosyncrasies of nntp is that you do not need to use a
verified email address for the from address.
>> ==> will bbcode work ? Any links to a detailed guide would also be cool
>> What was that, profile photos in nntp? Yes, there is someone that has
>> it. But not all readers display them.
> BBCODE is this https://forums.opensuse.org/misc.php?do=bbcode
> i am wondering whether messages sent through nntp will support bbcode
> in web interface ?
Ah, ok, like code tags.
If you enter them on the nntp side the web side interprets them and they
are displayed correctly. On the nntp side they are just text and
displayed as such, so you need to know what they mean and do the
adjusting mentally 
Code tags used in the web side do help on the nntp side, white space
size is respected and lines not wrapped - which is very important. fonts
and colours inside code tags come bad.
Things like underline or bold or big fonts come here terrible, some
times totally unreadable. Try 
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.3 x86_64 “Dartmouth” at Telcontar)