Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site wcom.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!drutx!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!timeinc!wcom!frodo From: frodo@wcom.UUCP (Jim Scardelis) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Why do people post articles with unreturnable electronic paths? Message-ID: <146@wcom.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Jul-85 19:23:36 EDT Article-I.D.: wcom.146 Posted: Mon Jul 15 19:23:36 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 07:54:33 EDT References: <737@pyuxqq.UUCP> Organization: Warner Computer Systems - Saddle Brook, NJ Lines: 22 > Why do some people post articles with electronic machine pahts that can not > be reached? The 'r' command to send a reply from readnews is then > rendered useless. Some of them are kind enough to list alternates at > the bottom of the article, but others just can't be answered! > I can understand if not all machines a person uses receive netnews, > but every poster should be able to be reached on the machine articles > are posted from! Good grief, why should a path that wraps around onto > 2 lines have to be typed in by hand? Lets all try to post articles > ONLY from machines where replies can be sent! > Pat Iurilli Bell Communications Research Piscataway, NJ > {allegra, ihnp4}!pyuxqq!pat Because people don't specify paths for the 'r' command when they post news...the path in the Header line is the path the new article floated to you on, and the poster has no control over it... -- Jim Scardelis uucp: {vax135|ihnp4}!timeinc!wcom!frodo ARPA: 1891@NJIT-EIES.MAILNET@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA "The opinions expressed herein are those of my computer, and not necessarily those of myself, Warner Computer Systems, or any other computer or company along the line. "