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| If using Internet Explorer as an NNTP interface to LUGnet, when preparing a "New Post" or "Reply to Group", you need to select "View -> All Headers" (not the default setting) in order to set the FUT field. Kerry (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.faq)
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| (sent back to lugnet.faq, since I'm dealing only with micro-issues, not meta ones) (...) The title has the word 'crossposting' in it now. ... I also added a paragraph discouraging cut-n-paste. (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.faq)
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| In lugnet.faq, Larry Pieniazek writes: ... (...) Intentionally. The title is 'how do I post to multiple groups' instead of 'how do I crosspost' because it assumes that the reader doesn't know what crossposting is. (...) The FAQ is not a moral (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) I'd say that entry misses most of the gist. The title doesn't even have "Crosspost" in it, and it spends zero time on the wrong way to do it or why that way is wrong. Nor does it talk about why spamming many groups is considered bad, nor does (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.faq)
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| ... (...) I added an entry to the FAQ to deal with crossposting which is considerably briefer than the original message, but attempts to hit all of the high points. As with all FAQ entries, it allows the reader to get to the original thread so that (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.faq)
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