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From: jeffd@ficc.ferranti.com (Jeff Daiell)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: Followup Containment (Was Re: followups to "*** ... *** )
Message-ID: <-6O4=J1@xds8.ferranti.com>
Date: 15 Jul 90 03:10:15 GMT
References: <37429@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <1990Jul12.201422.883@csense.uucp>
Organization: FICC [but opinions  my own!]
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In article <1990Jul12.201422.883@csense.uucp>, bote@csense.uucp (John Boteler) writes:

> Forget the message. Force the followup into one and only one newsgroup,
> as appropriate.
> 
> As I remember from the deep, dark bnews days, that was the default
> action.
> 
> If the newsreader gurus don't want to implement this, should be simple 
> to implement in Cnews' 'inews' script: take the article in the background, 
> chew off the extra newsgroups, and spit it out to the world concerned
> with the topic. If it never gets there, the poster will be forced to
> think next time.


I suspect what will happen is multipostings ... the status quo at some
sites, altho not all, saves the reader from seeing the 2nd and so on
copy of a crossposting.  With multiposts, tho, that advantage would be
lost.


Jeff


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