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  Re: lugnet.dev.null or somesuch
 
(...) Yeah, already tried that. I think it's actually the server rejecting the post. (...) Works, but slrn (at least) gives me the choice of ignoring your preference. ("Send me replies directly" is often considered tacky. There's situations where (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: What's the difference between LEGO Direct and LEGO Shop At Home?
 
(...) Argh. Stupid MS-ASCII. (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Link to Lego Direct
 
(...) Here's the official word: (URL) (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: lugnet.dev.null or somesuch
 
(...) Ok, that worked. That would keep people from replying using the web interface (from Netscape, it brings up a compose window, and then I need to manually show the newsgroups field and clear the e-mail). (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: lugnet.dev.null or somesuch
 
(...) I'm trying to set followups on this one to junk. I don't think Netscape will let me post it though... Nope, didn't work. (...) Ok, let's try "poster" (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: lugnet.dev.null or somesuch
 
(...) Undo. :) I was thinking of all the times on Usenet that I'd seen "followups to alt.dev.null" or "followups to /dev/null" used when someone made a flame or quip or other flippant statement and wanted to deflect replies to avoid a big debate or (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Getting a password reset?
 
(...) Heck, with an 'unlimited length' option, the brief mode would be a *great* way to view an entire thread -- you would get to see most of the actual writing, with almost none of the quoting. You'd almost never need the quoting, because you'd (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: The board software
 
(...) Ooh, cool. What an opportunity for Todd to realize some potential real bucks for his efforts. (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: lugnet.dev.null or somesuch
 
(...) Than a trashbin? Well, quite a bit different I would hope, at least the participants would like to think so. What are you trying to say here? (...) I'm net savvy and I forget somewhere between 10 and 25 percent of the time. Setting followups (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Pirate fleet
 
(...) (nothing relevant) Sorry about that, folks. I didn't realize that a thread started in one group could contain messages that were entirely in another group. Thus, I replied in a way that will no doubt appear as a total SPLAT to admin readers. I (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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