Newsgroups: news.software.b
Path: utzoo!sq!msb
From: msb@sq.sq.com (Mark Brader)
Subject: Re: "Lines:" (Re: Supersedes problems with rapid-fire articles)
Message-ID: <1989Sep1.220844.300@sq.sq.com>
Reply-To: msb@sq.com (Mark Brader)
Organization: SoftQuad Inc., Toronto
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 89 22:08:44 GMT


I've refrained from posting until now, but I too am strongly in favor
of "Lines:", for the reasons stated by others -- useful for screening,
de facto standard, and all that.  The fact that some other people do not
prefer to use it that way doesn't alter the fact the some people *do*.

I am also strongly in favor of widespread use of C News, and anyway there
would be widespread use of C News whether I was in favor or not.  Since the
"Lines:" header, if present, should be put on at the originating site,
I too am asking that C News be changed to do so -- and not optionally.

If the only gain by its elimination is the 10 bytes or so of the article
header, I suggest that many more bytes could be saved by reverting to the
old style serial numbering in the Message-Id field, as this would shorten
the "References:" lines also.


-- 
Mark Brader			"Bad news disturbs his game; so does good;
SoftQuad Inc., Toronto		 so also does the absence of news."
utzoo!sq!msb, msb@sq.com				-- Stephen Leacock

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