On 03/13/09 10:26, Rick Merrill wrote: > Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote: >> Mark Hansen wrote: >>> On 03/12/09 15:13, Rick Merrill wrote: >>>> Leonidas Jones wrote: >>>> ... >>>>> This server does not honor cancel requests, I am afraid. If you >>>>> cancel your original, it will be removed from your view, but not >>>>> from the server, not to mention the Google archive. >>>> Assuming that is so, why can I not "delete" messages posted from >>>> other people, if i just want to not see them? >>> >>> Your use of the phrase "Assuming that is so" leaves me a little confused. >>> Do you feel that the news server's inability to cancel posts somehow >>> should >>> then allow you to delete other poster's messages? I think I'm missing the >>> connection here. >>> >> >> actually, you can delete someone elses postings. If you download the >> messages for offline use, then the posting reside on your computer, and >> you can do anything you want. >> >> But, you can't delete the postings from the server, because the server >> doesn't belong to you. >> > > well, to clarify my meaning a tad, when I accidentally hit delete > on someone else's post, it says "no can do". YET others tell me > that I cannot delete my own posts "from the server". I understand that > it's too late to delete posts propagated to other servers, but I found > it paradoxical. >
I think what you're missing is that on some servers, you *can* cancel your own posts. However, the client will not let you even attempt to cancel another user's post. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
