Re: Is there a free Linux OS?

From: Rod Smith (rodsmith_at_nessus.rodsbooks.com)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 16:06:41 -0000

In article <slrncp054g.g39.BitTwister@wb.home.invalid>,
        Bit Twister <BitTwister@localhost.localdomain> writes:
>
> If you want to send the same message to more than one newsgroup, CROSSPOST!
> And if you crosspost, provide a Followup newsgroup.
...
> You conserve resources on NNTP servers, and other readers
> see the follow up answers and do not have to provide the same answer.

Using a followup line eliminates the advantage of enabling others to see
the answer, though, at least if those who reply honor that line. For
instance, if Joe posts to comp.os.linux.misc and rec.photo.digital asking
for advice on Linux software to use with a digital camera, but specifies
a followup group of rec.photo.digital, anybody who reads
comp.os.linux.misc but not rec.photo.digital will miss those replies. For
this reason, I personally recommend NOT using followups, although I
realize I'm probably in the minority on this. Instead, if the group list
is so long and filled with such similar groups that followups make sense,
the initial posting group list should be shortened. 

-- 
Rod Smith, rodsmith@rodsbooks.com
http://www.rodsbooks.com
Author of books on Linux, FreeBSD, and networking

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