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From: msb@sq.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Cross posting to unwanted newsgroups
Message-ID: <1987Oct14.195736.5836@sq.uucp>
Date: Wed, 14-Oct-87 19:57:36 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 14 19:57:36 1987
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Reply-To: msb@sq.UUCP (Mark Brader)
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When I wrote:

> ... have the software that posts followups detect
> the cross-posting case and interactively prompt the poster as to whether
> to include each newsgroup, as someone else suggested recently.
> 
> 	Is this article still appropriate for each of:
> 		Newsgroups: soc.men,soc.women,soc.misc
> 	? [ny] y
> 	REALLY? [ny] n	# oh, all right

I thought it was obvious that this action should occur *after* the
article has been composed.  David Sherman (the lsuc!dave one) has
pointed out to me that it may not be obvious to everyone, hence 
this article to point out that, um, point.

We now return you to your regular nettishness...

Mark Brader		"You read war books -- people shooting each other,
Toronto			 people bombing each other, people torturing each
utzoo!sq!msb		 other.  I like to look at people doing, uh, naughty
msb@sq.com		 things to each other!"		-- Ria, "Butterflies"