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From: mason@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Mason)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Re How to stop a followup
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Date: Sat, 10-Sep-83 10:15:33 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 10 10:15:33 1983
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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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