Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!wmartin From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: moderated newsgroups created Message-ID: <5432@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Tue, 23-Oct-84 12:13:20 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.5432 Posted: Tue Oct 23 12:13:20 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 24-Oct-84 07:50:27 EDT References: <432@cbosgd.UUCP> Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 36 For those who will be reading BOTH mod.xxx and net.xxx; is there ANY way, prior to displaying the article and recognizing it (that is, from the header display alone), to determine that you have already read the article in question on the other group? I doubt it -- such articles won't simply have "mod.xxx,net.xxx" in their headers. So we will have to wade through at least the beginnings of articles we have already read (and, with the automatic inclusion of replied-to articles at the start of postings, maybe we will have several screens to scan through before it becomes clear that this particular article is one we've already read!). THIS sort of problem is why I have repeatedly talked about the "mod" groups containing all the worthwhile traffic from the corresponding "net" group. Once a mod.xxx group exists, those of us without infinite time to spend should be able to unsubscribe to the equivalent net.xxx group, and feel assured that anything of import appearing on net.xxx WILL also appear on mod.xxx. If this is not done, all that results is more groups to wade through! Quit yelling about "net.fascism" and think about this problem. It is important! The only posting other than mine that I've seen which addresses this issue is the one about "sel.xxx" selected groups. Is this likely to occur? (One suggested solution: ALLOW "mod.xxx,net.xxx" to appear in the "Newsgroups:" line; postings addressed to a "mod" group get automatically mailed to the moderator address, but the full "Newsgroups:" line is maintained on BOTH the "mod.xxx" and "net.xxx" displayed headers. This would at least let us recognize that we might have already read the item.) Will Martin USENET: seismo!brl-bmd!wmartin or ARPA/MILNET: wmartin@almsa-1.ARPA