Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!killer!radar!root From: root@radar.UUCP (Donn S. Fishbein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Lots of Questions on Mac Message-ID: <168@radar.UUCP> Date: 12 Feb 89 16:43:50 GMT References: <556@occrsh.ATT.COM> Reply-To: donn@radar.UUCP (Donn S. Fishbein) Distribution: usa Organization: CDS Consulting/Macinterested, Nashville, TN Lines: 7 >Easy way to prevent ''late'' responses: >Use the news ''Cancel'' command on your own post when you have enough replies. >(Make sure to note your local Article#) I think this is a bad idea. Even though it may save the poster a little bit of time, it has the effect of increasing the transmission load on the net. A cancellation is just like another article (albeit a short one).