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From: tag@tty3b.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.followup,net.flame
Subject: Re: Path Signatures
Message-ID: <213@tty3b.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 16-Sep-83 16:08:21 EDT
Article-I.D.: tty3b.213
Posted: Fri Sep 16 16:08:21 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 17-Sep-83 17:42:10 EDT
References: <1122@ecn-ec.UUCP>, <472@sbcs.UUCP>
Organization: Teletype Corp., Skokie, Ill
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 > Personally, I find the path signatures appended by the author redundant:
 > the news system itself takes care of adding the path if I'm sending a
 > reply or a followup (and has done so ever since I've been on the net!);
 > a saved article has the path information in its header.

I've been having trouble replying to several replies mailed to me, mostly,
I think, due to my lack of understanding about ARPA addresses.

Besides, judging by some of the horror stories, including a path as text is 
the only way to insure it won't get munged.

*** Personal to Paul G.: Mail doesn't seem to be getting through, please call.

                Tom Gloger, Teletype Corporation, Skokie, Illinois 60077
                ihnp4!otuxa!tty3b!tag
                work: (312)982-3974