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From: pedz@bobkat.UUCP (Pedz Thing)
Newsgroups: news.misc
Subject: Re: Wish list
Message-ID: <994@bobkat.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-May-87 16:18:53 EDT
Article-I.D.: bobkat.994
Posted: Wed May 20 16:18:53 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 23-May-87 10:19:32 EDT
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Reply-To: pedz@bobkat.UUCP (Pedz Thing)
Organization: Digital Lynx, Inc; Dallas, TX
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I do not see the purpose of a protocal (like RFC850) if it is not
enforced.  It is not even clear to me that programs like rn obey the
protocal except to make a default header.  Unless the header is
checked after the article is written, the protocal can easily be
ignored which is indead the basis of my complaint.

I do not know what rn does with the `k' key.  If it looks for the same
subject or if it looks at the references line or both.  In any case, I
frequently come across multiple threads of the same discussion in the
same news group.  It seems to me that inews should enforce the
protocal and reject any headers which do not conform.  It could do
this by checking the subject, references, and followup lines and
making sure that they make sense.  Also, it seems to me that an
original article should contain no included text so that restriction
could be made as well.

However, I was only trying to encourage people not to changed the
header lines unless they really know what they are doing.  I prefer to
keep the net as unrestricted as possible and have everyone conform
willingly to a standard.  I believe that most of the problems come
from people that simply do not know the pain they are causing.
-- 
Cute signature line employing many literary allusions and puns.
Standard disclaimer concerning my mental incompetance.
Perry Smith a.k.a. (Pedz Thing)
pedz@bobkat or {ti-csl,infotel}!pollux!riai.Uula hi