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From: alan@mn-at1.UUCP (Alan Klietz)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Proposal to stop truncation of articles
Message-ID: <403@mn-at1.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 09:45:32 EST
Article-I.D.: mn-at1.403
Posted: Wed Nov 25 09:45:32 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 29-Nov-87 15:52:19 EST
Organization: Roseville, MN
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From experience it seems that one of the most chronic modes of
munging articles is truncation.

A proposal, 
	
	If a new article is received with the same message-ID and
	"Lines:" header as an old article, and the new article is
	physically larger than the corresponding old article, then
	replace the old article with the new article.

Also,

	Forward the new article.

Of course, if this has already been done, you may disregard this ar