Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site geowhiz.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!uwvax!geowhiz!karsh From: karsh@geowhiz.UUCP (Bruce Karsh) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: Overhelpfulness in 2.10.2 Message-ID: <140@geowhiz.UUCP> Date: Sat, 13-Oct-84 20:44:44 EDT Article-I.D.: geowhiz.140 Posted: Sat Oct 13 20:44:44 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Oct-84 01:40:12 EDT References: <890@opus.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: UW Madison, Geology Dept. Lines: 21 > > A second over-helpfulness is sucking in the entire base article prefixed > with "> " for a followup. I vote that this feature be retained. It helps keep replies in context. I think that users should be aware that they don't have to keep the entire "> " prefixed article in their follow ups. It is sufficient just to keep enough lines that it is clear what they are following up. > > The business of tucking a copy of your posting into author.copy is another > feature I could do without. I vote that this feature be retained. If you don't like it, set the environment variable NEWSARCHIVE to /dev/null. I don't see why it is necessary to complain about features that are so easily disabled. I keep all of my postings in author-copy. Bruce Karsh