Re: why graphical screenshot? from a command prompt console window?

On Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:43:40 -0500, Paul <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Tue, 2/17/2026 5:01 AM, R.Wieser wrote:
>> Mr. Man-wai Chang,
>> 
>>> But that's a different newsgroup. Not a good idea in terms of discussion.
>> 
>> And uploading a file to another, completely unrelated server is better ? :-p
>> 
>> But yes, people would need to be aware that responding to the post with the 
>> attachment would do little good.  Just like an uploader would need to be 
>> aware that file servers have their own rules and hurdles (cough, javascript, 
>> cough) for anyone wanting to take a peek at their upload.
>> 
>>> You also need a way to tell others to go that newsgroup to see the image 
>>> by what, message-id? :)
>> 
>> Thats the same problem as with those image/file servers.
>> 
>> I could imagine prefixing the name of image with the subject of the thread 
>> its referred from.    Perhaps with the posters name appended.   Or even just 
>> the posters name.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Rudy Wieser
>
>The M-ID would work, but only for M-ID enabled News Clients.
>Betterbird or Thunderbird, may be about to gain this function.

I assume you mean natively. In the meantime...

Google says Thunderbird has had the capability to one-click copy or
search by M-ID for a number of years now, via one or more extensions.
I don't use Tbird so I haven't tested those functions.

c/p
AI Overview
The best extensions to view, copy, or search for email Message-IDs in
Thunderbird are "Copy Message ID" and "Open by Message-ID". These
add-ons allow users to quickly identify unique message headers, which
are essential for troubleshooting, command-line usage, or locating
specific emails. (<-- I assume they also mean Usenet M-IDs.)

    Copy Message ID (Add-on): Adds a button to the message toolbar that
copies the Message-ID directly to your clipboard. It also offers options
to copy raw headers (including < and > characters).
<https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-us/thunderbird/addon/805362/versions/>

    Open by Message-ID (Add-on): Allows you to select a mid: or
message-id URI in an email body and immediately open that corresponding
message.
<https://services.addons.thunderbird.net/en-GB/thunderbird/addon/open-by-message-id/>

    Alternative - Built-in Search: Without an extension, you can search
for a message by its ID by creating a custom search filter, though this
is less convenient than using extensions.