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From: randy@m2xenix.psg.com (Randy Bush)
Newsgroups: news.software.b,news.admin
Subject: Re: Really funny jokes being missed
Message-ID: <1991May28.012102.29141@m2xenix.psg.com>
Date: 28 May 91 01:21:02 GMT
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mathew@mantis.co.uk (CNEWS MUST DIE!) writes:

>> I don't think users should be required to read RFC1036 either.  But I do
>> think news software developers should, and should make sure that articles
>> entered into the news system with their software are compliant.
> Right. Now supposing they don't. Or supposing that, being only human, they
> make a mistake (GASP!)
> What's the result?  Innocent bystanders get punished by having their articles
> silently deleted.

The alternative is for all news software to attempt to *correct* all possible
errors.  This problem is not solvable, and is not very interesting either.

In the words of Erik Naggum on the subject of net software RFC compliance,

	 "It must be our great task, gentlemen, to
	  keep the monkeys away from the typewriters."

C News is a positive step in that direction.  Thanks Geoff and Henry.

> If you think those innocent bystanders aren't going to hold C News at least
> partially to blame, then I think you're naive. And if you think they aren't
> going to turn up in this newsgroup every few weeks or so and start a major
> flame war over this issue, then I think you're naive.

Expected.  The typewriters are very attractive.

But for us to hear your screaming, you will have to use non-broken software.
Goal accomplished.

> Do you really want that?

We all have ^K, and use it when necessary.  Occasionally one reads the stuff
for amusement.  Pretty booooring, if you ask me, and you did.  But a coupla
decades back we spent three years in California and learned about 'different
strokes'.  So, if screaming gets you off, enjoy.
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randy@psg.com  ..!uunet!m2xenix!randy