Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site decuac.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!decuac!avolio From: avolio@decuac.UUCP (Frederick M. Avolio) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: cleaning up the net -- software solutions proposed Message-ID: <563@decuac.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 14:00:04 EDT Article-I.D.: decuac.563 Posted: Tue Jul 16 14:00:04 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 06:02:05 EDT References: <2961@nsc.UUCP> <272@ttrdc.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: ULTRIX Applications Center, MD Lines: 11 Summary: Article length limit won't work At first glance, limiting article length looks quite attractive. But it is not a solution for a few reasons. First, If someone is running an old version of news (isn't almost everybody?) they will be able to post the article, anyway. It will only be rejected (and bounced back to them, I guess) by a site running new news software. When this happens the poster will either repost a shorter version (which means duplication) or -- and this is the second reason why this is not a solution -- the poster will post the item in separate pieces. -Fred