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(...) Hmmmm - shouldn't it be X-Original-Followup-To? Would it send out notifications to test.bar, after the FUT's updated? Or does the post silently appear? Of course, this doesn't affect mail/news readers, but I don't think you can do anything (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.test.bar, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | Re: Followup-To, ex post facto
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(...) <snip> Thanks, Todd, this feature is most welcome. I've found the upswing in FUT "corralling" somewhat off-putting (to the point that I've limited my participation with Lugnet). Now, hopefully we can spend less time talking about meta-data and (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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I have implemented a web interface feature which allows an news admin* to apply a slight change to a news article: If for some reason the 'Followup-To' header on a post was set incorrectly, or was left empty when it should have been set, this can (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.announce) !
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| | Re: New newsgroup lugnet.color
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(...) Yes. And people complaining about people complaining about people complaining about colors. :) --Todd (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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Hopefully, this applies to people complaining about people complaining about colors, not just people complaining about colors. (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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This is a friendly reminder that the newsgroup lugnet.color exists for discussions about LEGO color issues... (URL) for rants and complaints about color issues. lugnet.general isn't the right place. Please do your best -not- to start or participate (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.general, lugnet.color, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Re: lugnet.parts hierarchy (was Re: New Group Suggestions
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(...) This issue has been raised again within the transition group. I have no update for you but I do think it's a good idea. (20 years ago, 3-Jul-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | Re: lugnet.parts hierarchy (was Re: New Group Suggestions
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(...) Any news of progress in creating the lugnet.parts newsgroup? Having spoken to Jake, he suggested I post some of my modified parts online, and I need somewhere to post links to the pictures! Mark (20 years ago, 3-Jul-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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All, Inspired by (URL) Dan's post> from earlier today about the new LUGNET RSS feed, I created a Building Instructions Portal Latest Updates feed. (URL) And while I'm on the subject of updates, I've recently implemented (URL) BlogFusion> on the (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.announce, lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.general, FTX)
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I've expanded the Peeron Sidebars idea to include an RSS feed of new posts. Not sure if it's going to be as useful as the LUGNET sidebar, but it was easy to code. The new feed can be found here: (URL) the old sidebars can still be found here: (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jun-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.off-topic.geek) !
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| | Something different: Your "Real Name"
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Briktrak.com wrote: [...] (...) Dear Richard, could you do us a favour and change the real name part of your mail address to your real name? The mail address you use to post your posts under is listed as "Briktrak.com (...) (21 years ago, 18-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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(...) ^^^...^^^ Here. (...) Well, I'm reading this through the NNTP (i.e. "News" or "UseNet") side of things, and the realname-part of his mail address is "BrikTrak.com" instead of his real name (as the fieldname implies). Most newsreaders use this (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | Re: Top secret project - we need your help
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(...) Could you clarify what you mean by that? When I look at the post in web view this is what I see on the header: - start - Subject: Re: Top secret project - we need your help Author: Richard Morton Newsgroups: lugnet.lego, lugnet.color Date: (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| | Re: MichLUG to display at the Motor City Comic Con - Castle & Space - May 14-16
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(...) To draw the lurkers out. We have gotten some new members over the years from people coming to shows and getting drawn in. In at least one case it was because they saw a post on LUGNET. Spotlighting the post moves it up on the front page, (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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| | Re: New newsgroup lugnet.colour
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(...) Spell v.t./i. (p.t. spelt) give in their correct sequence the letters that form (a word); produce as a result (URL) OED> 'The definitive record of the English language' hmmm, spelled, *leafs through pages.....* not in there! ;P tim (21 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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(...) General is two things, in my view... (1) a place for initial announcements of general interest (which should have FUT set elsewhere, the same way .announce posts do) and a place to discuss things that don't have anywhere else to go. If a (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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(...) I'm not sure I agree with that phrasing. No one is trying to take the steam out, per se, people should be free to express themselves if they can do so politely and positively. What *is* desired is that the steam be channeled and regulated so (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: New newsgroup lugnet.color
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(...) I for one think it's a great idea - one I had not thought of until I saw Todd's announcement, but I hit myself thinking "why didn't I think of that?" It is a move deisgned to discourage the expression of negative opinions about the color (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: New newsgroup lugnet.color
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(...) I hadn't even seen that, Mark. I've tried to avoid reading the bulk of the thread, since it only depresses me. (I'm a Space guy with tons of real gray and I will miss it. But that's neither here nor there :) (...) Nope, this move isn't (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: New newsgroup lugnet.color
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(...) Thanks. (...) Not any way that I'm aware of. (...) It's an abbreivation for "potential"? :-) Sorry about that -- cut & paste mistake in the manual announcement. It's correct in the actual charter and automated frist post. (...) ooops, yes, (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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