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- From: dogbowl@dogbox.acme.gen.nz (Kennelmeister)
- Newsgroups: nz.general,nz.netstatus
- Subject: Re: Masseys News Server (was Re: bike comp ...)
- Message-ID: <1FJyVB10w165w@dogbox.acme.gen.nz>
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 14:58:23 +1300
- References: <P.Etheridge-161292113928@130.123.3.79>
- Organization: The Dawghaus BBS, Palmerston North, New Zealand (+64 6 357 9245)
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- news@massey.ac.nz (USENET News System) writes:
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- > K.Spagnolo@massey.ac.nz (Ken Spagnolo) wrote:
- >
- > > This made little difference, as it seems
- > > many mailers out there ignore Reply-to: lines.
- >
- > I agree that this is the problem with replying by mail, rather than with
- > the news server as I said in my original posting. Less than 5% of the
- > replies I get go to "Usenet News System" instead of me, and I don't believe
- > the other 95% check my signature to figure out my correct address.
- > Therefore, IMHO, there are plenty of newsreaders/mailers out there that get
- > it right.
-
- All the same, your system has a bug, and it should be dealt with.
-
- Speaking for myself, I don't like having to read all the way through
- an article to see who posted it.
-
- (My system suppresses display of most admin type headers as I found that
- they tend to be offputting for users at 2400bps)
-
- --
- Alan Brown. (SysAdmin)
- dogbowl@dogbox.acme.gen.nz Palmerston North
- Dawghaus BBS -> +64 (6) 357-9245 New Zealand
- "A wet and windy place at the bottom of the World"
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