Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rtp47.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcnc!rti-sel!rtp47!throopw From: throopw@rtp47.UUCP (Wayne Throop) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Followup fan-in Message-ID: <134@rtp47.UUCP> Date: Sun, 11-Aug-85 14:53:44 EDT Article-I.D.: rtp47.134 Posted: Sun Aug 11 14:53:44 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 00:28:27 EDT Organization: Data General, RTP, NC Lines: 13 I question whether Followup fan-in has been thoroughly thought out. Note that there are many cross-postings where the proposed fan-in algorithms would do the "wrong thing", for example, the multitudes of mispostings along these lines: > Newsgroups: net.rumor,net.misc.coke > Subject: Re: Re: Classic Coke vs. Original Coke Also, I don't see where current news reading protocols have the ability to follow an interesting discussion thread into other newsgroups after a fan-in has occured. (Please mail me info if I'm missing something.) -- Wayne Throop at Data General, RTP, NC!mcnc!rti-sel!rtp47!throopw