In article , Rob
wrote:

95 R. L. Measures. wrote:
In article , Rob
wrote:

95 R. L. Measures. wrote:
In article , Rob
wrote:

95 R. L. Measures. wrote:

The character 95 you seem to be fond of is not part of the character
set you use for your news postings.

** I did not send 95. I use a UNIX-based operating system. If you
were using a UNIX based OS you would see what I actually write Rob. cheers

I am using Linux. But I guess that does not count as a UNIX based OS.

** I don't know Rob. I am using Apple's 10.4 OS.

It doesn't matter anyway.
The OS has nothing to do with this.
Your news program is broken, or does not expect the use you make of it.

** this Newsreader app is designed for Apple's OS10.4.

As your news program does not tell what character set you use, you should
limit your characters to the 00-7F range.

Check what is in your fullname config setting.

** I am not using an OS with such a setting in the system prefs.

Probably it is in your news program.

** I don't see fullname anything in Newswatcher 2.2 3b2 Peferences.

Somewhere you have set that your name, "95 R. L. Measures.", has to
appear above your news postings.
When you change that to "R. L. Measures" all trouble is gone.


And don't insert that character in replies either.

** About a third of the denizens in the Newsgroups I frequent have no
trouble seeing the bullet character (option 8) and the bitten apple
character (shift-option k).


cheers Rob

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Richard L. Measures. AG6K, 805-386-3734, www.somis.org