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Do we have numbers on relative mail/nntp/web POSTING usage? (...) NNTP already allows cancel. It is possible for someone who knows the NNTP protocol to forge cancels, I believe, but I am not sure. I would be OK with web cancel only working when you (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Web interface cancels (was Re: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is)
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(...) One amelioration for the rogue cancel problem would be for the web interface to "stash" a cancelled post somewhere safe. Lots of variations on that possible. In addition to the stash, send it in email to the address given in the posting (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Web interface cancels (was Re: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is)
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(...) Oh? I could easily be wrong-- being a still-starting-out web programmer my browser's cookies are always being rewritten, etc, so I'm not sure. But I thought that there were something like three different cookies that Lugnet can drop you? - (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Web interface cancels (was Re: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is)
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(...) eh? the only way you can get an id cookie is by putting in the confirmation code, isn't it? Also, if you can cancel messages only by you, and only if you're logged in (have to be a member), that's pretty secure... No way to get the member (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Web interface cancels (was Re: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is)
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(...) Not really, although it can be. The problem being mainly that the web interface will still let you post if you don't have a cookie. It can actually give you a new one in some cases. So if I post a message as Bob Shmoe, I can get a cookie as (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Web interface cancels (was Re: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is)
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(...) I think it could be cookie based (he said, while simulteneously knowing nothing about cookies). After all, posting identity is cookie based, is it not? Do we really need to worry about "rogue cancellers" cancelling all kinds of Lugnet posts (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: STUPID QUESTION?
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(...) Awesome! :) When did this start working? I swear, it didn't use to do this... And exclusion works, too. Put "-cypress" to ignore all those expensive parts. This is Most Cool. Too bad this doesn't actually answer Dave!'s question. Searching for (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Web interface cancels (was Re: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is)
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(...) Agree. Taking away cancel from NNTP would probably be a step backwards-- I don't want to stoop to the lowest common denominator... But it'd be nice to be able to cancel things via the web interface, or at least things posted via the web (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Web interface cancels (was Re: Let's define what an auction announcement/update is)
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(...) For what it's worth, I agree with both of you(!!) inasmuch as getting cancel rights to the web interface, although if it's not possible for one reason or other I wouldn't want to see it taken away from NNTP. eric (25 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I agree with Larry(!). If nothing else, I'd like to see equality between web and nttp posters - even if we have to take away the nttp right to cancel. Scott A (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Please reconsider providing a mechanism for cancelling web originated posts that is more automated than "send Todd a note in email and hope he sees it". ++Lar (25 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) The only amendment I'll make is that having a quoted string be a search word (not regarded as two) would be helpful-- If I'm looking for posts about THE classic castle, the search string: +classic +castle may very well show me a lot more of (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: LP POINT 3.2
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(...) If Todd were to think that I am being deliberately disruptive in this group, I'm sure he would just stop me from posting in it. If I were being deliberately disruptive in this group, I'd expect to be stopped. But the fact is, I'm not (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Query regarding the <set:foo> function
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(...) Cool. Thanks for the fast fix. James (25 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) using a greedy match where it should have been using a non-greedy match. The "<snip>" that appeared earlier on the line confused it. Thanks for reporting the err. --Todd (25 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Query regarding the <set:foo> function
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Hi Todd, I'm curious as to why this worked: (URL) this didn't: (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Is it time for lugnet.build.sculpture ?
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(...) Maybe there sh/could be a direct link to .build from the LUGNET home page? "Check out what other fans are building, or post about your own creations!" (...) I think the problem is for people to *find* .build. Once they've gone that far, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Preview: LUGNET T-Shirts, Mousepads, Coffee Mugs
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Just curious...will the Mugs be available anytime soon? TIA, Jason "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FwuI3E.ICz@lugnet.com... (...) color-matching (...) itself (...) logo (...) the (...) shirts (...) of (...) and (...) aren't (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | How does shop function work?
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How does your shop function "pick up" that a store sells a particular set. For instance Etoys and Wal-mart are carrying the 8458, but it doesn't show up under the shop function. Please explain. Rose (25 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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