I am using pan. Wondering if there are any better alternatives. Just
getting sick of the social engineering attepts I get each time I push
send. Otherwise it would be a fine piece of software. You'd think they
would provide a checkbox to turn that off...


CL

dnoyeB wrote:

> I am using pan. Wondering if there are any better alternatives. Just
> getting sick of the social engineering attepts I get each time I push
> send. Otherwise it would be a fine piece of software. You'd think they
> would provide a checkbox to turn that off...
>
>
> CL

you are using Pan/0.132 Beta...
and so was I and was not satisfied with...
tried Knode... and it seems "better" to me...no complaints...
santo

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:28:55 -0500, dnoyeB wrote:

> getting sick of the social engineering attepts I get each time I push
> send.

I'm happily using the 1st version of Pan (0.14.2.91).

What 'social engineering' does Pan 2 attempt?

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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:28:55 -0500
dnoyeB <askme@fake.net> wrote:

> I am using pan. Wondering if there are any better alternatives.
> Just getting sick of the social engineering attepts I get each time
> I push send. Otherwise it would be a fine piece of software.
> You'd think they would provide a checkbox to turn that off...
>
>
> CL

I like Knode included with KDE desktop distro's, and for the non-KDE
distro I use Claws, I don't like Pan anymore though I use to use it a
lot, Pan's spell check setup by selecting to use some non-pan text
editor sucks, at least Claws and Knode have quick reliable and easy
to use spell checkers. Knode and Kmail go good together.

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dnoyeB wrote:
> I am using pan. Wondering if there are any better alternatives. Just
> getting sick of the social engineering attepts I get each time I push
> send. Otherwise it would be a fine piece of software. You'd think they
> would provide a checkbox to turn that off...
>
>
> CL
>
Thunderbird.

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Maurice Batey wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:28:55 -0500, dnoyeB wrote:
>
>> getting sick of the social engineering attepts I get each time I push
>> send.
>
> I'm happily using the 1st version of Pan (0.14.2.91).

So am I.

> What 'social engineering' does Pan 2 attempt?

I don't know about the new incomplete version, but the stable full version
that you and I are using pops up dialog boxes - here - if the
quote-to-new-text ratio gets too high (i.e., the amount of quoted material
far exceeds the amount of new material). I'm sure that would be the kind
of thing he's talking about. Me? I just click send-anyway (however
that's worded); no big deal. OP probably also sees "control freaks"
behind every door.


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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:27:46 -0400, Blinky the Shark <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote:

> that you and I are using pops up dialog boxes - here - if the
> quote-to-new-text ratio gets too high (i.e., the amount of quoted material

That's the nice thing about open source programs. If you don't like what it
does, change it. In this case, download the source, edit
pan-0.132/pan/usenet-utils/message-check.cc, remove the checks you don't
agree with. Run .configure, make, and make install.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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bobbie sellers wrote:

> dnoyeB wrote:
>> I am using pan. Wondering if there are any better alternatives. Just
>> getting sick of the social engineering attepts I get each time I push
>> send. Otherwise it would be a fine piece of software. You'd think they
>> would provide a checkbox to turn that off...
>>
>>
>> CL
>>
> Thunderbird.

Only if filtering isn't important to the user.


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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:28:55 -0500, dnoyeB wrote:

> I am using pan. Wondering if there are any better alternatives. Just
> getting sick of the social engineering attepts I get each time I push
> send.

Perhaps you should learn how to trim your posts, and do things properly,
and you wouldn't see those messages.

> Otherwise it would be a fine piece of software. You'd think they
> would provide a checkbox to turn that off...

The source code is readily available. Add one if you'd like.


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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:07:37 -0500, Patrick Phillips > wrote:
>snip
>Knode and Kmail go good together.

I would like to see them merged into one app. (Well forked and then
merged, don't want to start a fight.) Linux lacks a good combined mail
and news reader, and those two would be ideal. Pretty much every thing I
find lacking in Knode is already present in Kmail.

Until then I'll stick to <mumble> under CrossOver:)
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