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On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:35:20 -0400, "Tom Swift"
wrote :

I understand what you're getting at, but, to be honest, I'm not =
knowledgable
enough in that area to provide the complete answer that you deserve. You
might try TechNet on the Microsoft web site.

Hey Tom (& Paul),

Could you use a bit of judicious snipping please?=20

Your last post had 3 lines of info and 315 lines of repeated repeated
repeated repeated content.

Us 3rd world people have download limits and high costs if we exceed
them.

TIA

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Regards,
Peter Wilkins

Hey Peter,

Have you got you newsgroup reader set to download messages, if so set it to
download headers only, then you only download the messages you want to.

Paul


"Peter Wilkins" wrote in message
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On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:35:20 -0400, "Tom Swift"
wrote :

I understand what you're getting at, but, to be honest, I'm not
knowledgable
enough in that area to provide the complete answer that you deserve. You
might try TechNet on the Microsoft web site.

Hey Tom (& Paul),

Could you use a bit of judicious snipping please?

Your last post had 3 lines of info and 315 lines of repeated repeated
repeated repeated content.

Us 3rd world people have download limits and high costs if we exceed
them.

TIA

--
Regards,
Peter Wilkins

On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 11:25:03 +0100, "Paul B T Hodges"
wrote :

Hey Peter,

Have you got you newsgroup reader set to download messages, if so set it=
to
download headers only, then you only download the messages you want to.

Paul

No, Paul, I don't download all messages. =20
I have watch filters which only download bodies of posts covering
subjects in which I have an interest. One of those interests is
backup.

Which has absolutely nothing to do with my request not to post 318
lines of text with only 3 new lines: a little judicious snipping makes
everyone happy and is just good netiquette.
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Regards,
Peter Wilkins

That's a fair argument. There is a tradition in newsgroups of not snipping,
to ensure that posters are not misunderstood or taken out of context.
Nevertheless, I'm all for judicious snipping and offer my apology.

Tom Swift

"Peter Wilkins" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:35:20 -0400, "Tom Swift"
wrote :

I understand what you're getting at, but, to be honest, I'm not
knowledgable
enough in that area to provide the complete answer that you deserve. You
might try TechNet on the Microsoft web site.

Hey Tom (& Paul),

Could you use a bit of judicious snipping please?

Your last post had 3 lines of info and 315 lines of repeated repeated
repeated repeated content.

Us 3rd world people have download limits and high costs if we exceed
them.

TIA

--
Regards,
Peter Wilkins

On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:22:51 -0400, "Tom Swift"
wrote :

That's a fair argument. There is a tradition in newsgroups of not =
snipping,
to ensure that posters are not misunderstood or taken out of context.
Nevertheless, I'm all for judicious snipping and offer my apology.

Thanks Tom,
but if there is a tradition of not snipping developing, it's bad
netiquette, and should be stamped out!

I quote from Zen and the Art of the Internet:

4.13.7: Quoting
When following up to an article, many newsreaders provide the facility
to quote the original article with each line prefixed by , as in=20

In article , wrote:
I agree, I think that basketweaving's really catching on,
particularly in Pennsylvania. Here's a list of every person
in PA that currently engages in it publicly:
.... etc ...

This is a severe example (potentially a horribly long article), but
proves a point. When you quote another person, edit out whatever isn't
directly applicable to your reply.[1] This gives the reader of the new
article a better idea of what points you were addressing. By including
the entire article, you'll only annoy those reading it. Also,
signatures in the original aren't necessary; the readers already know
who wrote it (by the attribution).=20

Avoid being tedious with responses---rather than pick apart an
article, address it in parts or as a whole. Addressing practically
each and every word in an article only proves that the person
responding has absolutely nothing better to do with his time.=20

If a ``war'' starts (insults and personal comments get thrown back and
forth), take it into email---exchange email with the person you're
arguing with. No one enjoys watching people bicker incessantly.=20
unquote

That's very old advice, but still good!




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Regards,
Peter Wilkins

What about off topic posting :-) ?

On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 16:11:04 +0100, "Paul B T Hodges"
wrote :

What about off topic posting :-) ?

Touche!