Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!chinacat!sequoia!rpp386!jfh From: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) Newsgroups: alt.sources.d Subject: Re: Archive-name Message-ID: <18514@rpp386.cactus.org> Date: 29 Aug 90 12:56:29 GMT References: <18512@rpp386.cactus.org> Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) Organization: Lone Star Cafe and BBS Service Lines: 19 X-Clever-Slogan: Recycle or Die. In article peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes: >In article <18512@rpp386.cactus.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes: >> Perhaps people already are using the Archive-Name: header the way they >> are intended to be used. Perhaps the postings with no Archive-Name: aren't >> intended to be archived, > >I think it's clear, from messages of the form "I never heard of this Archive >Name header", that this isn't the case. Which is exactly my point - do you really want to archive things from people who aren't paying attention? Why would you pay attention to someone who isn't paying any attention to you? Remember - this is evolution in action. -- John F. Haugh II UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh Ma Bell: (512) 832-8832 Domain: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org "SCCS, the source motel! Programs check in and never check out!" -- Ken Thompson