Path: utzoo!utstat!utgpu!attcan!uunet!ogicse!ucsd!sdd.hp.com!think!snorkelwacker!ira.uka.de!smurf!urlichs From: urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs) Newsgroups: news.software.b Subject: Re: "x" field for C news Message-ID: <90.152.23:23:40@smurf.sub.org> Date: 1 Jun 90 21:23:40 GMT References: <90.150.19:47:11@smurf.sub.org> <1990May31.165002.1161@utzoo.uucp> Organization: University of Karlsruhe, FRG Lines: 28 In news.software.b, article <1990May31.165002.1161@utzoo.uucp>, henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes: < 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. < Long live (a) the pseudo-anarchy of UseNet and (b) local administrators' politics. < (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.) < I don't dispute that this particular policy is right (= works) for you, or even for the majority of sites out there. Unfortunately there are other policies also, and it'd be bad if someone couldn't use CNews just because of that. Two resolutions here: - Further discussion about this via email, please, if any. - CNews is great. (And yes, I really mean that.) -- Matthias Urlichs