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- Subject: Changes to "Rules for posting to Usenet"
- Newsgroups: news.misc,news.answers
- From: netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
- Date: Thu, 12 May 1994 08:00:31 GMT
-
- Archive-name: posting-rules/diff
- Original-author: mark@stargate.com (Mark Horton)
- Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
- Last-change: 29 Apr 1994 by netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
-
- *** /tmp/T0a06955 Thu May 12 04:00:26 1994
- --- last/rules.n Mon May 9 11:47:32 1994
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- Original-author: mark@stargate.com (Mark Horton)
- Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
- ! Last-change: 14 Apr 1994 by netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
-
- This message describes some of the rules of conduct on Usenet. The rules
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- Original-author: mark@stargate.com (Mark Horton)
- Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by spaf@cs.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
- ! Last-change: 29 Apr 1994 by netannounce@deshaw.com (Mark Moraes)
-
- This message describes some of the rules of conduct on Usenet. The rules
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- was wrong and post a new copy. In "rn", "trn", "nn" and "readnews", (and
- probably most other newsreaders) an article that you posted can be
- ! canceled with the "C" command. Be aware, however, that some people may
- ! have already read the incorrect version so the sooner you cancel
- ! something, the better.
-
-
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- was wrong and post a new copy. In "rn", "trn", "nn" and "readnews", (and
- probably most other newsreaders) an article that you posted can be
- ! canceled with the "C" command. In "tin", use "D" (delete) to cancel an
- ! article. Newer newsreaders typically offer "Cancel" from a menu. Be
- ! aware, however, that some people may have already read the incorrect
- ! version so the sooner you cancel something, the better.
-
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- * Keep your lines under 80 characters, and under 72 if possible (so that
- the lines won't get longer than 80 when people include them when
- ! replying to your postings). Most editors have a fill or format mode
- ! that will do this for you automatically.
- * Right justified text may look "prettier" in some sense, but it
- is almost always harder to read than leaving ragged right
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- * Keep your lines under 80 characters, and under 72 if possible (so that
- the lines won't get longer than 80 when people include them when
- ! responding to your postings). Most editors have a fill or format mode
- ! that will do this for you automatically. Make sure that it
- ! actually puts ("hard") newline characters into the file, rather
- ! than just wrapping the displayed lines on your screen.
- * Right justified text may look "prettier" in some sense, but it
- is almost always harder to read than leaving ragged right
-
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