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Re: Posting Dates
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 28 Feb 2002 21:08:21 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Matthew Gerber wrote:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Dan Boger writes:
> > In lugnet.admin.general, Rob Doucette wrote:
> > > I thought this NNTP date posted/approved thing was corrected.
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> > I don't see it as broken. The date of a message is the date it was
> > composed. The date it was posted is unimportant, imo.
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> That would only be true if the message somehow just showed up where it
> belonged in line. If it posts as a new message 28 days later, it is
> highly confusing. This instance has proven that.
so you think if it inserted itself with all the read messages, it'd be
less confusing? I know I'd never see it, now will anyone who reads
through the web interface...
> Besides, it is a disservice to the users to have their messages lag
> a month behind the intended date...think of it as a customer
> service issue.
naw - it's not the server's fault that whoever it is sat on the
authuntication for a month... The only way we could fix that on the
server side is to expire articles... say, if you don't auth it within a
week, it's thrown away. Is that a better solution? I'm not sure. it sure
will save space on the server though.
> This is a very rare occurance, but it is a known problem. Is there a
> solution?
return the auth message when you get it, or post via the web, and avoid
the auth problem.
Can you think of a better way of "fixing" this?
Dan
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) I like this suggestion. If the message isn't dispositioned within 5 days (I like 3 better) send the entire text of the message back to the sender via e-mail and remove it from the server. The message could easily be reposted via newsreader if (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
| | | Re: Posting Dates
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| (...) Maybe that's the penalty you mention below? Someone who doesn't authorize a message right away runs the risk of having their message being not read as it gets inserted in it's proper place in line-perhaps after a week or so? Is that even (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) It would help if the server could "nag" people if their auth response was never received. An e-mail reminder could help in case the original auth request was deleted or never delivered. I've always wondered ever since the auth system was put (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) That would only be true if the message somehow just showed up where it belonged in line. If it posts as a new message 28 days later, it is highly confusing. This instance has proven that. Besides, it is a disservice to the users to have their (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.admin.general)
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