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Posted by JamesCX DiPietro on 10/31/07 23:43
Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> wrote:
> .oO(JamesCX DiPietro)
>
>>Michael Fesser <netizen@gmx.de> wrote:
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>>> (Hint: You might want to learn how to post proper message IDs and not
>>> just these proprietary Google Groups IDs).
>>
>>URLs are not proprietary
>
> These proprietary IDs belong to Google. They just have to change their
> indexing algorithm and the IDs are gone. The real message IDs are
> platform- and system-independent, they are defined by an official
> standard (RFC).
>>and are actually more accessible in general than message IDs.
>
> Depends on the newsreader.
What you don't know is that most news servers retain messages for less than 6 months. Google's web-accessible archive goes back 20 years. There are far more users with web access than NNTP access. Even users with NNTP access can have trouble even accessing a news: link.
>>> Some OT threads _always_ happen in _every_ group, that's Usenet. As long
>>> as you keep the noise low and contribute to the group most of the time,
>>> no one will blame you.
>>
>>You are a habitual offender.
>
> Trolls always start flaming when they run out of arguments. You
Your history of off-topic posting speaks for itself.
> perfectly fit into that category.
>>> And BTW: What does it help in order to keep OT noise low if you ignore a
>>> suggested FollowUp? If you still think you have something to say to me,
>>> drop me an email.
>>
>>I'm not going to email you. This is a public discussion group.
>
> This discussion is OT here. It's a long-standing Usenet convention to
> set a follow-up to a more appropriate group or to private mail if a
> discussion goes too OT. Only trolls ignore such follow-ups _multiple
> times_. So you also want to read about netiquette.
Again, I'm not emailing you. I don't need any more spam.
> Fup2 poster (3rd try)
> Micha
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