Newsgroups: news.software.b Path: utzoo!henry From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) Subject: Re: "x" field for C news Message-ID: <1990May31.165002.1161@utzoo.uucp> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology References: <90.150.19:47:11@smurf.sub.org> Date: Thu, 31 May 90 16:50:02 GMT In article <90.150.19:47:11@smurf.sub.org> urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs) writes: >However, junked articles are transmitted downstream. (x-ed out groups aren't >even placed in junk.) This was a deliberate decision, because it means your neighbors get (e.g.) articles that got placed in "junk" because you didn't happen to get the relevant "newgroup" message. We suggest not changing this; it was not an accident. (In general, it is fair to assume that almost any aspect of these policies has been thought about at considerable length. It wasn't easy to get them right.) >BTW2, is the problem with refiling fixed by now? (the active file entry >"sci.aquaria =rec.aquaria" causes articles with a Newsgroups line of >"sci.aquaria,rec.aquaria" to be filed under rec.aquaria twice.) I don't think Geoff is upset enough about this to deal with it. I'm not either. The news readers shouldn't show it to you more than once anyway.