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Re: LUGNET getting too complex?
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 20 Apr 2000 14:00:27 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Michael Hopkins wrote:

This seems to be a result of the tendency to crosspost with reckless abandon.
Should we limit the number of groups a message can be crossposted to, or is
there a better solution?

It's an education issue.  We need less cross-posting, and more use of
followup-to.

Personal opinion: it's very rarely necessary to cross-post to lugnet.general.
And if it does seem like cross-posting to lg is good, then followup-to should be
set to the other group.

Steve



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