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Subject:	Richard's obligatory, monthly, stupid question!!!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date:	Wed, 20 Jan 1999 22:42:58 GMT
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Usenet...... a server gives a message to a group a number..... That number, is it assigned in strict order of which messages are received, or does it know, for instance, if a particular message might be the 5th in reply to a thread, and number it accordingly? (I.e. leaves 4 numbers in front for the previous messages?? How else would a reader know how to thread them?? -- _____________________________________________________________ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove nospam dot Web Site: http://freespace.virgin.net/richard.dee/lego.html AOL Instant Messenger: RJD88888 ICQ 13177071 _____________________________________________________________ For the best Lego news, visit: http://www.lugnet.com/news/ Need instructions for a model? http://www.kl.net/scans/ _____________________________________________________________

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		Re: Richard's obligatory, monthly, stupid question!!!
(...) From the last message, before this one, from you, in this group: References: <MPG.110daeeee02b784...ugnet.com> <F5rxLJ.51w@lugnet.com> <MPG.110dcbc75dc5785...ugnet.com> <36a3f1cd.6082449@lugnet.com> <36A3FB08.26097EEA@voyager.net> _that's_ how (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: Richard's obligatory, monthly, stupid question!!!
(...) At the top of each news-message is a header, which consists of a set of header lines. One of these lines is called Message-ID and specifies a unique identifier string for each message. For example, your message (which I am replying to) (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: Richard's obligatory, monthly, stupid question!!!
Also sprach Richard Dee: : That number, is it assigned in strict order of which messages : are received, or does it know, for instance, if a particular : message might be the 5th in reply to a thread, and number it : accordingly? (I.e. leaves 4 (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jan-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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