Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 03/25/06 03:47

no.mail.pls wrote:
>
>
> Appreciate if you can show me the convention that multi-posting is not
> allowed, bearing in mind that i first asked in one newsgroup, and failing to
> get a solution, i asked in another.
>
> If what you claimed as convention is true, then i should never ask the same
> question again in another newsgroup, even though there is no solution from
> the first group i posted in.
>
> And if x-posting is allowed, then i should post a question in all relevant
> newsgroups simultaneously.
>
> Is the above true?
>
> cheers
>
>
>

You should pick and choose the most likely group(s) where your question could be
asked. Then cross-post to those groups. Typically you should post to at most
three or four groups; if you need to post to more generally your question is too
broad (you haven't identified the problem yet) or you're posting to
inappropriate groups.

Once you have posted - wait at least 24 to 48 hours for a response. If you
haven't gotten a response by that time, chances are your question was not clear
or was not appropriate to those newsgroups. Seldom have I ever seen a message
go longer than that (at least in busy newsgroups) not be responded to in that time.

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