in the munging-headers thread, someone posted a link to http://marc.merlins.org/perso/listreplyto.txt - which includes this:
> - "Reply-To munging adds additional functionality, it actually increases > freedom of choice" > *cough* bullshit *cough* > For one, it prevents a thread across two lists and the redirection to one > list or a third list. someone else linked to http://www.linuxmafia.com/~rick/faq/index.php?page=netiquette - which includes > (You cross-posted your request for help to multiple newsgroups, or > mailing lists.) > > I was going to help you, until I noticed your cross-post. Now, I'll > spend that time assisting someone else, who's not being a pain in the > ass. > > A large and growing number of otherwise helpful people are ignoring > you in exactly this way. Watch and see. Unlike most, I'm taking the > trouble (through referring you to this text) to tell you what's going > on. > > I could advise you to avoid cross-posting because it's rude to the > on-line community, but saying that just conveys the message that the > Internet community rewards rudeness. No, I'm suggesting you should > post to a single forum at a time because you'll get more, better, > quicker answers -- because you won't be widely boycotted and ignored. > Yes, it's true that "other people do it". They're getting worse help > and less help. They just haven't yet figured it out. > > Don't clean up your act to please me. Yes, I'd prefer that you avoid > acting clueless and rude on the Net, because I care about the Net, but > (like many others) can and will deal with the immediate problem by > disregarding your crossposted question. to me, at least, these seem mutually incompatible. indeed, can anyone explain why cross-posting is such a bad idea? it's all very well to describe it as 'clueless and rude', but i've not managed to find a FAQ that explains why it's a bad idea, other than 'it's against netiquette'. and if there could conceivably be a good reason for 'a across two lists' then would there not be a good reason for cross-posting? (for what it's worth, i'm not trolling, and i have STFWed. i'd just be interested in seeing some of the reasons for this bit of netiquette -- Please don't cc me: i'm subscribed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
