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From: mason@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Mason)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Re How to stop a followup
Message-ID: <2205@utcsrgv.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 9-Sep-83 13:30:36 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  9 13:30:36 1983
Date-Received: Fri, 9-Sep-83 13:37:56 EDT
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The easiest way to stop a followup is to say:
1,$d
a
?
.
w
q
which removes the header so the news program has nowhere to post it.

Alternatively use vnews where you just quit without writing the file.

 -- Gandalf's flunky Hobbit --   Dave Mason, U. Toronto CSRG,
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