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Re: Problems contacting me ?
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lugnet.off-topic.test
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Wed, 7 Feb 2001 03:47:03 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.test, Iain Hendry writes:
> "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
> news:G8BJy1.8JE@lugnet.com...
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> > > Larry made me aware today that Ameritech, my ISP, has been bouncing some
> > > emails addressed to me. Until I get a backup email (or possibly a new • ISP)
> > > can anyone else who has tried reaching me recently but been unable to • please
> > > post a response to this message. (Sorry Todd, I hope this chain won't be • long)
> > >
> > > -BMW
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> > Folks... You might post to off-topic.test or some such... that will reduce
> > the noise level in .trains. I set FUT there for this post.
> >
> > ++Lar
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> Larry, what if people don't read that newsgroup?
Whoops, I was a bit too terse. What I am suggesting was that the followup
posts go to off-topic.test, not the initial.
> Also, what is FUT?
FollowUpTo
So to explain a bit better... we seem to have a current defacto system in
which the initial "hey is X there" sort of posts (or in this case "I am X
but I heard that no one can reach me") go to whatever group or groups that
X, or in this case, those that want to reach X, seems to hang out in.
So far so good.
Where the system generates noise is in the followups. Those followups ought
to go somewhere else. The inital posts ought to stay right where they seem
to make the best sense to reach the desired target.
I suspect that a special group for "looking for" people won't work because
not everyone will read it. But a special group (other than off-topic.test)
for the REPLIES to go might be just the thing.
Hope that helps. Sorry for not being clear initially.
++Lar
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| (...) Hmm, I could put a sort of "what is this?" or "help" link beneath or next to the Followup-To box on the posting page...might help educate people on what the heck that funny-named field does, and have it go to /help/news/followup-to with a (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.test, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G8BJy1.8JE@lugnet.com... (...) ISP) (...) please (...) long) (...) Larry, what if people don't read that newsgroup? Also, what is FUT? Iain (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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