Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!esosun!ucsdhub!sdcsvax!ucbvax!ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU!jordan From: jordan@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU (Jordan Hayes) Newsgroups: news.admin Subject: Re: Sending Email to People who post to the USENET Message-ID: <17733@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: Fri, 6-Mar-87 17:37:08 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.17733 Posted: Fri Mar 6 17:37:08 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 8-Mar-87 09:49:35 EST References: <17699@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <5685@mimsy.UUCP> Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: jordan@ucbarpa.Berkeley.EDU (Jordan Hayes) Organization: Experimental Computer Facility (XCF), UC Berkeley Lines: 17 Charley Wingate writes: Well, I don't know about you, but often the Path: is the only information I have available to find a site. remember that the Path: line shows where the article has been, and it has been transmitted via news ... let's all say this out loud once again: "NEWS LINKS DO NOT IMPLY MAIL LINKS" i have to laugh every time someone sends mail over a news link that has no corresponding mail link and the bounce winds up in my mailbox because someone mangled the return address. i used to be concerned, but now it's just silliness. /jordan