plun said:
Hi Vanguard
Nope, but all users with questions must use it, no options !
So users cannot ask questions by using the NNTP server? How does the server
differentiate between posts with questions and those that are declaratives?
Dare I? I dare! Here goes ...
Considering the naming schemes used for the enterprise-level version and
OneCare, might Microsoft rename MSAS to something that encompasses all of
what it provides (at that time after the beta releases are through)?
Hmm, wonder if my post with a question will show up. What header does the
webnews-for-dummies interface add to a post to differentiate it as a
question versus a comment, and visa versa? Are you saying that questions
posted using the webnews interface do not show up on the NNTP server? Hmm,
then to get the community involved would mean disguising your questions as
comments.
I looked at posts that were marked as a question (with the "?" icon) and
those marked as a comment (no special icon). No difference in the headers.
My guess is that Microsoft keeps track of the Message-ID and simply adds the
icon for any posts that were issued through the webnews interface (so any
Message-IDs not in its table came from "outside" that interface). There is
no difference between a "question" posted using the webnews interface versus
using an NNTP client to submit a post.
I then looked at what the webnews interface marked as a question (with a "?"
icon) and what it marked as a reply (with a checkmark icon). The only
difference was the References header. Well, that's how you thread replies
and is a header defined by RFC, not a special X-header added solely for use
by Microsoft. So there is no difference within the post to differentiate it
between a question, comment, or whatever category you want to use to
classify posts.
