celebrities on RAP?

In a previous article, said:
Paul,

Another factor:


That factor we had already covered with the "decently programmed"
requirement.

There was a guy on one newsgroup I read who consistently broke threading.
The X-Newsreader header indicated he used a newsreader that was capable of
preserving the References header, but when questioned it turns out he was
manually deleting that header (and a few others) because he didn't know
what it was for.


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("Paul Tomblin" wrote)
There was a guy on one newsgroup I read who consistently broke threading.
The X-Newsreader header indicated he used a newsreader that was capable of
preserving the References header, but when questioned it turns out he was
manually deleting that header (and a few others) because he didn't know
what it was for.


Like when I do this?

I manually clean up the quoted text section, blue stuff and all.


Montblack

Montblack,

Like when I do this?


Hmm. My newsreader is showing your message in perfect thread order.
What am I missing?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

In a previous article, "Montblack" said:
("Paul Tomblin" wrote)
preserving the References header, but when questioned it turns out he was
manually deleting that header (and a few others) because he didn't know
what it was for.
Like when I do this?

When you do what? You haven't removed the References header.

I manually clean up the quoted text section, blue stuff and all.

I have no idea what "blue stuff" means because I don't use the same
newsreader as you. And I was talking about headers, not quoted text. I
strongly encourage cleaning up quoted text, but leaving enough for
context.


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Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
....would you work for a company that couldn't tell the difference in
quality of its employees' normal work product and the work product of
someone on drugs without performing a test? -- socks

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
In a previous article, "Montblack"
said:
("Paul Tomblin" wrote)
preserving the References header, but when questioned it turns out he
was
manually deleting that header (and a few others) because he didn't know
what it was for.
Like when I do this?

When you do what? You haven't removed the References header.

I manually clean up the quoted text section, blue stuff and all.


This is blue "blue stuff" I'm cleaning up. news:e3ii2u$ogg.......... etc.
That's not the reference header then. Ok.


Mont...red-faced

In a previous article, "Montblack" said:
"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
I manually clean up the quoted text section, blue stuff and all.


This is blue "blue stuff" I'm cleaning up. news:e3ii2u$ogg.......... etc.
That's not the reference header then. Ok.

Oh that. That's just part of the quote attribution, not a header. Not
many newsreaders these days give you access to the news headers, and for
good reason. The guy who was deleting them had just enough knowledge to
be dangerous.


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"Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering ******; to the
last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I killfile thee; for hate's
sake I spit my last post at thee! All your base are belong to us!"