<> wrote:
> "a" <> wrote:
>>> [ snip and ignore MULTIPOSTED message ]
> Questions or comments are welcome #
Please undeploy it forthwith.
> # Q-Why am I doing this? A--For a better usenet.
It isn't working. This "cure" is worse than the disease.
> # Some folks try to
> # discourage job postings; some discourage off-topic posts. I try #
^
^
> # to discourage multiposts
No _you_ don't.
Your _machine_ does.
Not the same thing.
> # If you don't wish to be bothered with these auto-generated #
> # responses, please killfile the scanner. #
If you don't stop this right quick, expect more than the scanner
to be killfiled...
> # But I choose to run this #
> # scanner anonymously
Bad choice.
It hurts the credibility of your message so much as to make the
postings worthless.
( I will note however that multiposting was the primary reason that
I stopped participating in the beginners mailing list, way back
when.
)
--
Tad McClellan SGML consulting
Perl programming
Fort Worth, Texas