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- From: dave@frackit.UUCP (Dave Ratcliffe)
- Newsgroups: news.admin.misc
- Subject: Re: yes, I can post to a group not in my active file
- Message-ID: <1950@frackit.UUCP>
- Date: 2 Jan 93 22:43:56 GMT
- References: <1992Dec17.020219.23751news@tygra.Michigan.COM> <1993Jan1.003019.20762@bagend.uucp>
- Organization: Data Factory Services, Harrisburg, Pa.
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- Subject: Re: yes, I can post to a group not in my active file
- Newsgroups: news.admin.misc
- References: <1992Dec17.020219.23751news@tygra.Michigan.COM> <1993Jan1.003019.20762@bagend.uucp>
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- In article <1993Jan1.003019.20762@bagend.uucp>, jan@bagend.uucp (Jan Isley) writes:
- > In article <1917@frackit.UUCP> dave@frackit.UUCP (Dave Ratcliffe) writes:
- > >Jan, Jan, Jan. On the 2 sites I adminster you can't post to a group
- > >unless it appears in the /usr/lib/news/active file. If you try it winds
- > >up junked with nothing posted to ANY group.
- > >
- > >Free hint: not all news posting software acts the same.
- >
- > My post had three points to make to *Jay*
-
- Well pardon me all-to-hell-and-back. If you don't wish comments from
- others then perhaps you should take your exchange to Email. I realized
- you were speaking to *Jay* but this is far from a private little
- discussion.
-
- > 1) there ARE solutions to his newsreading desires
-
- No arguments there.
-
- > 2) same old arguments after the vote failed == sour grapes
-
- You call it sour grapes, others call it being disgruntled. It makes no
- difference except to those who argue semantics. Let Jay be disgruntled,
- PO'd, disagreeable, upset or whatever else it may be called. Now Dave
- Hayes is filled with sour grapes ;-)
-
- > 3) sour grapes are NOT solutions
-
- They (whatever you call them) are expressions of opinion. You don't have
- to agree with Jay any more than he has to agree with you. And, an
- opinion is not meant to be a solution.
-
- > Jay got my points, without being too offended, I think.
-
- I leave that to Jay to determine.
-
- > Now, to the subject line... and all of you fascist net police
- > boys out there (and you know who you are) who filled my mailbox
- > with flames the last time I said this, just hit that "n" key now
- > because I am going to say it again...
-
- Knowing the reaction it brings I'm surprised you are saying it again. Ah
- well...
-
- > Yes, Virginia, I can post to a group that is not in my active file.
-
- Sorry, you must be speaking to someone else here, my name is Dave :)
-
- > There is no alt.foo newsgroup in my active file. I just posted an
- > article to alt.foo. The article was spooled to junk, and is listed
- > in the togo files, waiting for sendbatches to run. This is on single
- > system site using C news, 22-Dec-1991. Your mileage may vary.
-
- It is a mistake to use your posting capabilities as a basis for an
- argument revolving AROUND posting capabilities. Mileage does INDEED vary
- and too many times people either forget or ignore that fact. Of such
- mistrakes are born flame-fests.
-
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