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From: Ralph.Scowden@p5.f6.n203.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Ralph Scowden)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Rubbish in messages
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Date: 1 Feb 90 17:19:47 GMT
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 RA> Usenet message headers have been necessary historically because the 
 RA>message can take many short hops across different systems.  I hope 
 RA>there can be a technical solution for this signal to noise problem- 
 RA>some refinement in the gateway software.  

And Fidonet messages contain lengthy seen-by and path lists, but since they're generally of no interest to readers, they're hidden from view.


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