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In article <hkkkqk9erkm9g82dkf1m9pl92vmbtlngv9@4ax.com>,
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:
...

By the way: please stay out of my inbox. A post to USENET is not a >>solicitation to send me unwanted email.

Apologies.

I usually remove the "Email to:" option, but must have neglected to do
so in that case.

Interesting. It is amazing how often this happens (not you specifically,
but I am talking generalities). Lots of people seem unable to figure out
that there is no need to CC a copy of something that they are posting to a public forum. And it doesn't help that many MUAs (and similar/whatever you call them) do it automatically (as apparently, does yours).

Alternatively, some would argue that it is a Good Thing to do this, because
it ensures that the OP gets a copy - because, gosh knows, we couldn't trust them to actually read it in the public forum...
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Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:

Interesting. It is amazing how often this happens (not you specifically,
but I am talking generalities). Lots of people seem unable to figure out >that there is no need to CC a copy of something that they are posting to a >public forum. And it doesn't help that many MUAs (and similar/whatever you >call them) do it automatically (as apparently, does yours).

Some newsreaders have this as a default. I am not a fan of it.

Alternatively, some would argue that it is a Good Thing to do this, because >it ensures that the OP gets a copy - because, gosh knows, we couldn't trust >them to actually read it in the public forum...

There was once a time when this was considered a very good thing because
mail was often faster than Usenet.... some sites would only pull news at
night but would poll for mail on an hourly basis. So it might take a couple days for your message to propagate across Usenet. Those days are gone but
some of the habits left over are still there.
--scott
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In article <10oepbo$4dr$1@panix2.panix.com>,
Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:

Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:

Interesting. It is amazing how often this happens (not you specifically, >>but I am talking generalities). Lots of people seem unable to figure out >>that there is no need to CC a copy of something that they are posting to a >>public forum. And it doesn't help that many MUAs (and similar/whatever you >>call them) do it automatically (as apparently, does yours).

Some newsreaders have this as a default. I am not a fan of it.

Alternatively, some would argue that it is a Good Thing to do this, because >>it ensures that the OP gets a copy - because, gosh knows, we couldn't trust >>them to actually read it in the public forum...

There was once a time when this was considered a very good thing because >mail was often faster than Usenet.... some sites would only pull news at >night but would poll for mail on an hourly basis. So it might take a couple >days for your message to propagate across Usenet. Those days are gone but >some of the habits left over are still there.

All true. Thanks for the post.
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I do things right.

I'm a legitimate person.
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On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 09:46:16 -0500 (EST), kludge@panix.com (Scott
Dorsey) wrote:

Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:

Interesting. It is amazing how often this happens (not you specifically, >>but I am talking generalities). Lots of people seem unable to figure out >>that there is no need to CC a copy of something that they are posting to a >>public forum. And it doesn't help that many MUAs (and similar/whatever you >>call them) do it automatically (as apparently, does yours).

Some newsreaders have this as a default. I am not a fan of it.

I thought there was a way to reset this default, but have not been
able to find it for my newsreader (Free Agent). I have, however, found
a way to override it for this NG, and have done so.

The ability to do both mail and follow-up remains useful in some
circumstances. For example, if one comes across an old post where
someone asks for information, and you have found it, and they might
not be still subscribed to that NG, or may no longer be using Usenet
at all, There is, of course, the possibility that their email address
may have chaned as well, but it does still increase the chances of the information reaching them.
--
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From Newsgroup: alt.online-service.comcas

On Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:46:23 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:

I thought there was a way to reset this default, but have not been
able to find it for my newsreader (Free Agent). I have, however, found
a way to override it for this NG, and have done so.

8< snip >8

Why don't you use F to post a follow-up? I believe your version (2.0)
still uses R for an e-mail reply and F for a Usenet follow-up. Hard to
miss.

(8.0 uses R for Usenet follow-up and F for forward.)
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s|b
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On Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:22:21 +0100, "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> wrote:

On Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:46:23 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:

I thought there was a way to reset this default, but have not been
able to find it for my newsreader (Free Agent). I have, however, found
a way to override it for this NG, and have done so.

8< snip >8

Why don't you use F to post a follow-up? I believe your version (2.0)
still uses R for an e-mail reply and F for a Usenet follow-up. Hard to
miss.

I do.

(8.0 uses R for Usenet follow-up and F for forward.)

That's one of the reasons I never went for a later version.
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Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com
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From Newsgroup: alt.online-service.comcas

On Sun, 08 Mar 2026 02:23:00 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:

(8.0 uses R for Usenet follow-up and F for forward.)

That's one of the reasons I never went for a later version.

I was weird in the beginning, but you'll get used to it real fast.
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s|b
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