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From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (CNEWS MUST DIE!)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: IMPORTANT: Users of Rodney's UUCP modules / GUS
Message-ID: <072N311w164w@mantis.co.uk>
Date: 28 May 91 16:55:32 GMT
References: <1991May27.211445.8379@mp.cs.niu.edu>
Organization: Mantis Consultants, Cambridge. UK.
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rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert) writes:
> In article <9oXL328w164w@mantis.co.uk> mathew@mantis.co.uk (CNEWS MUST DIE!) 
> >I'm afraid I'm stuck with the brain I have. It makes mistakes. It causes
> >typos. When it causes typos in headers, C News might dump the article.
> 
>  I am stuck with the brain I have too.  It also makes mistakes.  Because
> Cnews sets high standards, it warns me about them so that I can correct
> the problem and repost.  Likewise, because of the Cnews strict adherence
> to published standards, I am virtually assured that once the posting is
> accepted locally it will meet all standards imposed by other sites.

Wonderful. I'm so pleased for you.

Now, what about those of us who CANNOT run C news?  Telling me that C News
does not generate postings which it will subsequently throw away is
unsurprising and unhelpful.


mathew