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From: guido@boring.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.followup,net.flame
Subject: Re: What to do about all these "quotes" of articles (Re: rn/Pnews)
Message-ID: <6266@boring.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Dec-84 12:00:56 EST
Article-I.D.: boring.6266
Posted: Fri Dec 28 12:00:56 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 30-Dec-84 01:56:11 EST
References: <858@watcgl.UUCP>
Reply-To: guido@mcvax.UUCP (Guido van Rossum)
Organization: "Stamp Out BASIC" Committee, CWI, Amsterdam
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Summary: Apparently-To: rnews@mcvax.LOCAL

In article <858@watcgl.UUCP> dmmartindale@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Martindale) writes:
>Now if only rn/Pnews could be convinced to do the same.
>[...] doesn't give me a choice of whether the original article is included!
>Arghh.

Arghh indeed.  You must have an upper case only terminal, or a praehistoric
version of rn.  The official rn does NOT include the article when you followup
with 'f', it only includes this if you type 'F'.  Same for 'r' and 'R'.

	Guido van Rossum, "Stamp Out Readnews" Committee, CWI, Amsterdam
	guido@mcvax.UUCP