It's awfully quiet.
FionaMc
It's awfully quiet round here. I find it a little sad actually all these
empty unused ng's floating around. I mean they must have been used by
someone sometime. Where did all the people go?
Bit like the Marie Celeste.
--
FionaMc
Anne
On Fri, 13 Feb 1998 02:24:59 +0000, FionaMc <fi...@dunno0.demon.co.uk>
wrote:
>It's awfully quiet round here. I find it a little sad actually all these
>empty unused ng's floating around. I mean they must have been used by
>someone sometime. Where did all the people go?
They are still there, posting to zetnet.local - but the posts aren't
distributed outside the ISP http://www.zetnet.co.uk any longer.
*Really* local, I suppose <g> Or "Just like the Internet, but cozier".
>Bit like the Marie Celeste.
Believe me, you're not missing much :)
--
Anne anne.m...@zetnet.co.uk
Nick Chenarides
Not really Miss Anne. I'm reading your post and I'm in California, in US of
A. I guess sometimes there's a breakthrough. I used to read the homey posts
on zetnet and enjoyed the friendliness that emanated from them. I keep
zetnet.local active in my system hoping that someday things might get
better.
Nick
FionaMc
In article <34e7cb04...@news.demon.co.uk>, Anne
<an...@curiouser.demon.co.uk> writes
>On Fri, 13 Feb 1998 02:24:59 +0000, FionaMc <fi...@dunno0.demon.co.uk>
>wrote:
>
>>It's awfully quiet round here. I find it a little sad actually all these
>>empty unused ng's floating around. I mean they must have been used by
>>someone sometime. Where did all the people go?
>
>They are still there, posting to zetnet.local - but the posts aren't
>distributed outside the ISP http://www.zetnet.co.uk any longer.
>*Really* local, I suppose <g> Or "Just like the Internet, but cozier".
>
>>Bit like the Marie Celeste.
>
>Believe me, you're not missing much :)
>
oh good! I hate it when I think I'm missing something:-)
--
FionaMc
Email:Put the name where the bird is
FionaMc
In article <6c66cq$j...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>, Nick Chenarides
<nc...@worldnet.att.net> writes
> I used to read the homey posts
>on zetnet and enjoyed the friendliness that emanated from them. I keep
>zetnet.local active in my system hoping that someday things might get
>better.
>
Well things could be looking up:-)
Nijjhar, Rajinder
I used to be on ZETNET but this blind Budhist banned me. He is a very
narrow minded person who seeks the praises of stooges.
--
Ch. Rajinder Nijjhar, M.Sc.
Mussallmaan of Pir Nanak Shah,
A Jat of the Greater United Panjab
Retired Senior Lecturer in Metallurgy,
Gnostics are the living christs (satgurus) and NOT Christians, of Living
Allah (Spirit),
http://www.saqnet.co.uk/users/cheapflights/index.htm
http://www.saqnet.co.uk/users/cheapflight/gnostic.htm
FionaMc <Free...@dunno0.demon.co.uk> wrote in article
<lffYAyAF...@dunno0.demon.co.uk>...
Nick Chenarides
Have to ask, how did you manage to break through the confinement of
zetnet.local and reach the outside world?
Nick
There are times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions.
Sebastien-Roch Nicolas de Chamfort
(1741-1794)
Chris Dunne
Nick Chenarides wrote:
>
> Have to ask, how did you manage to break through the confinement of
> zetnet.local and reach the outside world?
Some of us have rebelled against the oppressive regime.
You said it used to be a nice place. It did. It isn't anymore.
They've been giving me a hard time recently, hence the .sig:
--
Nospam notice: The email address in the header is *valid*. Nospam
addresses are strictly forbidden by the Zetnet Acceptable Use Policy.
If you see a Zetnet customer with a nospam "From:" or "Reply-To:"
address, please report to ne...@zetnet.net (usenet) or
postm...@zetnet.net (mail) and cc t...@zetnet.net
FionaMc
In article <6ccsni$5...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, Nick Chenarides
<nc...@worldnet.att.net> writes
I have no idea.I didn't know it was confined. I just made the posting
about it's being quiet. For all I know we are having this conversation
on a totally plain of existence to the rest of them:-)
>Have to ask, how did you manage to break through the confinement of
>zetnet.local and reach the outside world?
>
Nick Chenarides
LOL....As a lurker and sometimes poster on zetnet, I have always enjoyed
the discussions that too place in the group. It was like sitting around
a camp fire talking about this and that with nothing really special
being discussed but always having that comfortable feeling of being
among friends. Then one day the curtain came down and all was lost.
Since that time I have never removed zetnet.local from my files and
always had hopes of it's return to the outside world.
I recall many of the posters saying they would meet each other at
different places every now and then, places I've never heard of but that
was not important to me. I could never join in on the meetings and even
that was not important to me. What was important was a distinctive
attitude that was easily observed and the attitude was a genuine caring
and respect for each other. Occasionally, someone would post a recipe
that I would print out and give to my wife to try. Have to tell you
that there were times that I had some good meals. I have hopes for the
return of those days.
Nick
There are times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions.
Sebastien-Roch Nicolas de Chamfort
(1741-1794)
Chris Dunne wrote:
> Nick Chenarides wrote:
> >
> > Have to ask, how did you manage to break through the confinement of
> > zetnet.local and reach the outside world?
>
Nick Chenarides
Strange as it may seem, I rather think you may be right about having this
conversation on a totally different plain than the rest of the zetnet group.
For all I know we may be in the twilight zone. :-) Up until I saw your post,
every time I clicked on zetnet, I drew a blank screen. But like the song
says, I had high hopes. Perhaps, just perhaps, others may break through.
Nick
There are times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions.
Sebastien-Roch Nicolas de Chamfort
(1741-1794)
FionaMc wrote:
> In article <6ccsni$5...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, Nick Chenarides
> <nc...@worldnet.att.net> writes
>
> I have no idea.I didn't know it was confined. I just made the posting
> about it's being quiet. For all I know we are having this conversation
> on a totally plain of existence to the rest of them:-)
>
> >Have to ask, how did you manage to break through the confinement of
> >zetnet.local and reach the outside world?
> >
> >Nick
> >
> >Snip
Nick Chenarides
Miss Anne, have you been on the zetnet where others have been posting?
Can you tell me what has been going on and the latest topics of
discussion? I miss not being able to look in on the group.
Nick
There are times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions.
Sebastien-Roch Nicolas de Chamfort
(1741-1794)
Anne wrote:
> On 17 Feb 98 11:13:31 GMT, "Nijjhar, Rajinder"
> <cheapf...@saqnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >I used to be on ZETNET but this blind Budhist banned me. He is a very
> >narrow minded person who seeks the praises of stooges.
>
> Nice to see you again, Rajiinder :) I remember you from zetnet.local
> days.
>
> Anne
FionaMc
In article <6cgpv3$b...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>, Nick Chenarides
<nc...@worldnet.att.net> writes
>Strange as it may seem, I rather think you may be right about having this
>conversation on a totally different plain than the rest of the zetnet group.
>For all I know we may be in the twilight zone. :-) Up until I saw your post,
>every time I clicked on zetnet, I drew a blank screen. But like the song
>says, I had high hopes. Perhaps, just perhaps, others may break through.
>
I thought it was abandoned. Makes you wonder if they can see what we're
doing.
Or have we tripped accross a fracture in the space-time continuum,
could this be the start of a great adventure...
>FionaMc wrote:
>
>> In article <6ccsni$5...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, Nick Chenarides
>> <nc...@worldnet.att.net> writes
>>
>> I have no idea.I didn't know it was confined. I just made the posting
>> about it's being quiet. For all I know we are having this conversation
>> on a totally plain of existence to the rest of them:-)
>>
>> >Have to ask, how did you manage to break through the confinement of
>> >zetnet.local and reach the outside world?
>> >
>> >Nick
>> >
>> >Snip
>
--
FionaMc
In article <6cgpdh$b...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>, Nick Chenarides
<nc...@worldnet.att.net> writes
<snip>
>I recall many of the posters saying they would meet each other at
>different places every now and then, places I've never heard of but that
>was not important to me. I could never join in on the meetings and even
>that was not important to me. What was important was a distinctive
>attitude that was easily observed and the attitude was a genuine caring
>and respect for each other. Occasionally, someone would post a recipe
>that I would print out and give to my wife to try. Have to tell you
>that there were times that I had some good meals. I have hopes for the
>return of those days.
>
Ever tried lurking in Demon Local?
Nijjhar, Rajinder
Ha strange to hear:-
Anne <an...@curiouser.demon.co.uk> wrote in article
<34f6179d...@news.demon.co.uk>...
> On Fri, 20 Feb 1998 05:23:23 +0000, FionaMc
> <Free...@dunno0.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >That's the point though, I've never contributed to this 'other' zetnet.
> >I thought it was abandoned. Makes you wonder if they can see what we're
> >doing.
>
> No, they can't, if they are collecting their news from the Zetnet news
> server(s).
>
> The "real" zetnet.local is now a private newsgroup, as are all the
> zetnet.* ngs. They don't accept posts from the outside, and they don't
> propagate their posts outside of Zetnet.
>
> *This* zetnet.local is just an abandoned hulk, floating in space...
>
Did not I tell you that a close knitted free masons? They do not want to
air out their views.
Stick to your Dark Corner in case a ray of light penetrates.
> >Or have we tripped accross a fracture in the space-time continuum,
> >could this be the start of a great adventure...
>
> *Anything* could be the start of a great adventure :)
What does that sign :) means please?
>
> --
> Anne an...@curiouser.demon.co.uk
> "...just one Damned Thing after another"
Nick Chenarides
Never heard of Demon Local Miss Fiona. What's it like?
Nick
Nijjhar, Rajinder
Ann,
Anne <an...@curiouser.demon.co.uk> wrote in article
<34f2b612...@news.demon.co.uk>...
> On 22 Feb 98 08:38:21 GMT, "Nijjhar, Rajinder"
> <cheapf...@saqnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >
> >Did not I tell you that a close knitted free masons? They do not want
to
> >air out their views.
> >
> >Stick to your Dark Corner in case a ray of light penetrates.
>
> I have changed from Zetnet to Demon Internet, Rajinder, so I won't be
> in that Dark Corner for much longer :)
>
Good news for me that another FREE person.
> >
> >> >Or have we tripped accross a fracture in the space-time continuum,
> >> >could this be the start of a great adventure...
> >>
> >> *Anything* could be the start of a great adventure :)
> >
> >What does that sign :) means please?
>
> It's a "smiley" If you tilt your head to the side, it is supposed to
> look like the eyes and mouth of a little smiling face. I use it to
> indicate that I am smiling when I write something.
>
>
> Anne
Cheers:)
--
Ch. Rajinder Nijjhar.
>
FionaMc
In article <6csdam$n...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, Nick Chenarides
<nc...@worldnet.att.net> writes
>Never heard of Demon Local Miss Fiona. What's it like?
>
It's a general ng. Anything and everthing is dicussed, most of it is
fairly lighthearted but there are some serious discussions.
I believe Anne knows dl, perhaps she could add something.
>
>FionaMc wrote:
>
>> Ever tried lurking in Demon Local?
>>
--
FionaMc
Email:Put the name where the bird is.
Regret the things you have done,
Not the things you never tried.
FionaMc
In article <34f6179d...@news.demon.co.uk>, Anne
<an...@curiouser.demon.co.uk> writes
>On Fri, 20 Feb 1998 05:23:23 +0000, FionaMc
><Free...@dunno0.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>That's the point though, I've never contributed to this 'other' zetnet.
>>I thought it was abandoned. Makes you wonder if they can see what we're
>>doing.
>
>No, they can't, if they are collecting their news from the Zetnet news
>server(s).
>
>The "real" zetnet.local is now a private newsgroup, as are all the
>zetnet.* ngs. They don't accept posts from the outside, and they don't
>propagate their posts outside of Zetnet.
>
>*This* zetnet.local is just an abandoned hulk, floating in space...
>
could be to technical for me :-)
I'm just getting used to this stuff.
>>Or have we tripped accross a fracture in the space-time continuum,
>>could this be the start of a great adventure...
>
>*Anything* could be the start of a great adventure :)
>
Yep, never know what you're gonna find on these abandoned hulks :)
Nick Chenarides
I don't believe I have access to Demon Local. Will look through all my
available's and see if I can find it. Must say that it has a peculiar name.
Nick
FionaMc wrote:
> In article <6csdam$n...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, Nick Chenarides
> <nc...@worldnet.att.net> writes
> >Never heard of Demon Local Miss Fiona. What's it like?
> >
> Bit like the Pacific, amazing to behold but enter with caution :-)
>
> It's a general ng. Anything and everthing is dicussed, most of it is
> fairly lighthearted but there are some serious discussions.
> I believe Anne knows dl, perhaps she could add something.
>
> >
> >FionaMc wrote:
> >
>
> >> Ever tried lurking in Demon Local?
> >>
>
Nick Chenarides
Miss Fiona, can you access Worldnet.att.net? There is a news group titled
Topics Hot where many diverse subjects are discussed. It too is sometimes
light hearted and sometimes serious. It's not a chat channel. People
comment on world activities and the opinions range from the ridiculous to
the sublime. If you have access, as one of the zetnet benefits (similar to
my having access to zetnet through worldnet) try it and lurk a while.
FionaMc
In article <6d5c84$m...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, Nick Chenarides
<nc...@worldnet.att.net> writes
>I don't believe I have access to Demon Local.
That's a shame, I think you would have enjoyed it.
> Will look through all my
>available's and see if I can find it.
If it's not on your list of subscribable ng's I don't know any other way
to get it, I'm afraid. I'm not much cop at this tech. stuff - I just
use it, dunno how to make it go!
> Must say that it has a peculiar name.
>
Yes, it is a bit. I think it probably has something to do with the old
phrase 'working like a demon' - either that or they wanted something
eye-catching:-)
There is nothing remotely demonic about any part of Demon though and
certainly not d.l - well, one or two of the regulars maybe...:-)
>Nick
>
>FionaMc wrote:
>
>> In article <6csdam$n...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, Nick Chenarides
>> <nc...@worldnet.att.net> writes
>> >Never heard of Demon Local Miss Fiona. What's it like?
>> >
>> Bit like the Pacific, amazing to behold but enter with caution :-)
>>
>> It's a general ng. Anything and everthing is dicussed, most of it is
>> fairly lighthearted but there are some serious discussions.
>> I believe Anne knows dl, perhaps she could add something.
>>
FionaMc
In article <6d5cpf$m...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, Nick Chenarides
<nc...@worldnet.att.net> writes
>Miss Fiona, can you access Worldnet.att.net?
I have no idea, but I can try.
>There is a news group titled
>Topics Hot where many diverse subjects are discussed. It too is sometimes
>light hearted and sometimes serious. It's not a chat channel. People
>comment on world activities and the opinions range from the ridiculous to
>the sublime. If you have access, as one of the zetnet benefits (similar to
>my having access to zetnet through worldnet) try it and lurk a while.
>
Hmm, that may not be easy as I am actually nothing to do with Zetnet my
ISP is Demon, but as I can get this through Demon I could look around a
bit and see what I can come up with.
Thanks.
Nick Chenarides
I havent' yet taken the time to browse through my list of ng's to see if I
have access to Demon Local, but will do it soon. BTW, do you get the faint
feeling that you and I are the only ones talking to each other? :-)
Nick
FionaMc wrote:
> In article <6d5c84$m...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>, Nick Chenarides
> <nc...@worldnet.att.net> writes
> >I don't believe I have access to Demon Local.
>
> That's a shame, I think you would have enjoyed it.
>
> > Will look through all my
> >available's and see if I can find it.
>
> If it's not on your list of subscribable ng's I don't know any other way
> to get it, I'm afraid. I'm not much cop at this tech. stuff - I just
> use it, dunno how to make it go!
>
> > Must say that it has a peculiar name.
> >
>
> Yes, it is a bit. I think it probably has something to do with the old
> phrase 'working like a demon' - either that or they wanted something
> eye-catching:-)
>
> There is nothing remotely demonic about any part of Demon though and
> certainly not d.l - well, one or two of the regulars maybe...:-)
>
Nick Chenarides
Hi Miss Anne, I have found that I can link up with Demon.Local and have been
lurking, intermittently, this past day. I have found the posters to very
humorous and intellegent, but......I do like the people, posts, and subject
matter that was on zetnet. I feel as though I have lost the opportunity to
listen to people discuss realities in a homespun manner. Alas, it is my loss.
I have hopes that someday, zetnet may come to realize that a world is lost when
a wall is built.
Nick
Anne wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Feb 1998 10:17:15 +0000, Nick Chenarides
> <nc...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> >I havent' yet taken the time to browse through my list of ng's to see if I
> >have access to Demon Local, but will do it soon. BTW, do you get the faint
> >feeling that you and I are the only ones talking to each other? :-)
>
> I'm still reading the messages here, Nick. It's just that I have them
> set to a short expire time and they tend to be gone before I get
> around to replying.
>
> In response to something Fiona said - yes, I have read demon.local on
> occasion over the last couple of years, although I wasn't a Demon
> customer at the time. To be honest, I just used to pop in from time to
> time for entertainment if they were having one of their notorious 'sig
> wars'. (They are not what you would call over-keen on people posting
> there with long .sigs <G>)
>
> The rest of the time, I think they just chat away on general topics...
> The atmosphere may be a bit more 'robust' than you will remember from
> zetnet.local.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Anne
Peter Houlding
Nick Chenarides wrote:
> Hi Miss Anne, I have found that I can link up with Demon.Local and
> have been
> lurking, intermittently, this past day. I have found the posters to
> very
> humorous and intellegent, but......I do like the people, posts, and
> subject
> matter that was on zetnet. I feel as though I have lost the
> opportunity to
> listen to people discuss realities in a homespun manner. Alas, it is
> my loss.
> I have hopes that someday, zetnet may come to realize that a world is
> lost when
> a wall is built.
Worry not, Nick. Things have changed and not nessecarily for the better
:(
Homespun is one thing but its changed to mind numbingly boring unless
you like giving agony aunt type advice all the time.
Which explains my prescence here :) Now if I can only figure out how to
use this software, I'll be fine.
Peter H
Nick Chenarides
Hahahaha....Hi Peter. I guess homespun does imply the possibility of
boring conversation. Perhaps I used the wrong word to describe what I feel
I've missed. Don't really know if I describe the feeling using only one
descriptive word tho. You see Peter, when one lurks and posts on any given
subject it's not just the subject or subjects that tend to form bonds of
communication between the parties posting. You get to see a personality
evolve through the posts. In this cyberworld, no one cares if your fat,
thin, ugly, handsome or fair to see, young, old, rich or poor, none of
these things really matter. What does matter is the thought process that
transforms thinking into words, from words to communication, through
communication to understanding. Now bonds are progressively being formed.
The realities of life are such that those bonds formed do not necessarily
imply that personal contacts are soon to follow. To expect as much would
be to expect political reforms abolishing taxation - never will happen.
No, through this media bonds of friendship exist primarily though the world
of cyberscope. But I can't help but feel that people communicating from
all parts of the world into any news group , zetnet.local, demon.local,
worldnet, or any system, concerning any subject, friendships are made and
gulfs of understanding are crossed and the world becomes a more comfortable
place.
I guess when zetnet put up the wall, it not only shut people out, it also
shut people in. That's a pity.
Nick
Kate
Peter Houlding wrote:
> Which explains my prescence here :) Now if I can only figure out how to
> use this software, I'll be fine.
Would you like some advice on that, Peter? I can recommend an ng where
you could ask ;)
Kate