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  Speaking of cancelling posts... (was Re: Please cancel post)
 
I'm unable to cancel my posts via slrn. slrn has a cancel feature, but whenever I try to use it, my cancel message is rejected. Todd, can you help me figure out why? Hopefully, some sort of useful message happens in your logs. After posting this (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Speaking of cancelling posts... (was Re: Please cancel post)
 
(...) Article rejected: 441 New Users Start Here: (URL) any clue what's causing the rejection? Thanks! (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Speaking of cancelling posts... (was Re: Please cancel post)
 
(...) This is fairly important, because every now and then I go and claim that yards are bigger than meters. Unlike Larry, I sometimes make misteaks. But thanks to the power of digital technology, I should be able to delete them right out from (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Please cancel post
 
And once he cancels that, cancel this one and the referenced one? ;-) <chant> we need a web interface way to cancel our own posts! </chant> (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Speaking of cancelling posts... (was Re: Please cancel post)
 
(...) Here's what seems to have been sent by slrn: ===...===begin===...=== X-Nntp-Posting-Host: jadzia.bu.edu From: mattdm@mattdm.org Newsgroups: lugnet.admin.general Subject: cancel <slrn7vl20v.ipg.matt...ia.bu.edu> Control: cancel (...) (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Speaking of cancelling posts... (was Re: Please cancel post)
 
(...) Huh. I wonder what in the world is causing it to do that. Must be a slrn bug.... can you think of any reasonable reason for it to be doing this? In the meantime, is it possible for you make it so either header is accepted? (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Speaking of cancelling posts... (was Re: Please cancel post)
 
Todd Lehman wrote: <bunch of geeky stuff> Gak! <chant> We want a web way to cancel posts! </chant> I never make misteaks but I do like to be able to cancel posts nevertheless. Just tell us it's on the wishlist and will be done at some time in the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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