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[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

In

He was setting Follow-Ups when X-Posting, I don't see the incorrect
behavior there.

Gruesse - Sincerely,

Ulf B. Simon-Weidner

Then maybe Paul should have also changed the subject line too to show that
his response was an off-topic discussion.

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[Jonathan de Boyne Pollard]

UBSW> He was setting Follow-Ups when X-Posting, I don't see the
UBSW> incorrect behavior there.

AF> Then maybe Paul should have also changed the subject line
AF> too to show that his response was an off-topic discussion.

No, he shouldn't. That would have been a pointless repetition. Specifying
the "Followup-To:" header _already provides_ the information that the poster
believes that a different set of newsgroups is appropriate. It is that
header, not the subject header, where that information belongs and should be
placed. That is, after all, what that header is there for.

In contrast, the adding of strings such as "Off-Topic" or "[OT]" to the
subject field of a message is a strong indicator of a poster that doesn't know
how to cross-post or to direct followups. It is also a very poor substitute
for actually doing things correctly, using the mechanisms that specifically
exist for the purpose.

 

[Jonathan de Boyne Pollard]

UBSW> He was setting Follow-Ups when X-Posting, I don't see the
UBSW> incorrect behavior there.

AF> Then maybe Paul should have also changed the subject line
AF> too to show that his response was an off-topic discussion.

No, he shouldn't. That would have been a pointless repetition. Specifying
the "Followup-To:" header _already provides_ the information that the poster
believes that a different set of newsgroups is appropriate. It is that
header, not the subject header, where that information belongs and should be
placed. That is, after all, what that header is there for.

In contrast, the adding of strings such as "Off-Topic" or "[OT]" to the
subject field of a message is a strong indicator of a poster that doesn't know
how to cross-post or to direct followups. It is also a very poor substitute
for actually doing things correctly, using the mechanisms that specifically
exist for the purpose.

 

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

In Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <[email protected]> posted their
thoughts, then I offered mine
<snip>

Jonathan, I was just trying to point out that many folks that post in here
are newbies and don't necessarily know how to do these things. They maybe
frustrated with their problems and to figure out how to hunt down a followup
may frustrate them more, especially if they posted from some unknown website
and not directly into these groups. Just trying to make it easier on them.

And I don't disagree with you or Paul, just trying to help these folks out
in the quickest and least complicated matter.




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Ace

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[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

In Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <[email protected]> posted their
thoughts, then I offered mine
<snip>

Jonathan, I was just trying to point out that many folks that post in here
are newbies and don't necessarily know how to do these things. They maybe
frustrated with their problems and to figure out how to hunt down a followup
may frustrate them more, especially if they posted from some unknown website
and not directly into these groups. Just trying to make it easier on them.

And I don't disagree with you or Paul, just trying to help these folks out
in the quickest and least complicated matter.




--
Regards,
Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory