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From: bd@hpsemc.HP.COM (bob desinger)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Problems with GNU 18.51 on VAX/VMS
Message-ID: <690014@hpsemc.HP.COM>
Date: 29 May 88 07:57:37 GMT
References: <911@actnyc.UUCP>
Organization: HP Technology Access Center, Cupertino, CA
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> Why is it that at least half the people who ask for help over the network
> provide no usable reply address?

You *can* get an address from the article header.  The header on my
machine indicates uunet!actnyc!ram.  Or use the full header if you
don't mind your message taking an extra week to get back there.  If
your news-reading program doesn't let you see headers when you want,
you have bigger troubles than not being able to respond to someone's
requests for help.

Another reason may be that he doesn't want you to reply to him by
mail.  Maybe he wants a netwide response.

-- bd