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Subject: 
Re: Web interface for cancelling articles
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
Date: 
Sat, 6 Apr 2002 08:53:22 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, David Schilling writes:
There should be a web interface for cancelling articles.  This can be done
with other posting methods.

I see the reasoning behind this, but I don't think it's necessary. Note that
SMTP & NNTP messages *cannot* be cancelled once they've been authorised (via
either authentication method) - the exact same functionality can be obtained
by using the preview button on the web interface, just consider "preview" as
equivalent to initial post, "post" is equivalent to "authorise". The only
difference is that web-posters aren't *forced* to use this method.

Interestingly, one of my other favourite message boards, Slashdot, only
allows posting articles via the web, and *does* force at least one preview
before allowing you to submit the article. Maybe Lugnet should also do this.
Note that further changes can be made, and you're not forced to preview
again, so it's not perfect.

This highlights the point about being able to edit your post during
authentication, but that's been brought up elsewhere
http://news.lugnet.com/admin/suggestions/?n=25

ROSCO



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  Re: Web interface for cancelling articles
 
(...) Um, not following you here at all. LUGNET is nntp underneath and nntp news servers allow cancel. When you send a note to Suz asking that she cancel something for you (giving a precise reference to it and a clear indication that it was you (...) (22 years ago, 6-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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  Web interface for cancelling articles
 
There should be a web interface for cancelling articles. This can be done with other posting methods. -- David Schilling (22 years ago, 6-Apr-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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