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Subject: 
Re: Progress so far, and a new header
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lugnet.faq
Date: 
Fri, 7 May 1999 20:06:26 GMT
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jsproat@geocities.=NoSpam=com
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Sproaticus wrote:
How about just copying the "X-Ref:" header char for char?

The more I think about it, the more I think that this is exactly what I'm
oging to do.  The "Reference:" header would be a fully-formed URL, while the
"X-Ref:" header would tell the parser that it needs to be resolved into a
LUGNET article URL.

Cheers,
- jsproat

--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@geocities.com>
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/
"I prefer the term para-mental.  It keeps me out of the loony bin."



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  Re: Progress so far, and a new header
 
(...) But don't copy the name 'X-Ref' if you copy the data -- that would be wicked confusing because what you want is a reference to a prior article, and the 'X-Ref' header of NNTP articles *isn't* a reference to a prior article but rather an ID of (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-99, to lugnet.faq)

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  Re: Progress so far, and a new header
 
(...) I was afraid of that. :-, (...) I'm prone to just go with the simpler form, copying the X-Ref header, for several reasons: a) I don't have to enter the Web interface and search for messages to find the URL, b) The URL can be automagically (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.faq)

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