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Re: A Theory of All

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Everything You Wanted To Know About Cross-Posting But Were Afraid To Ask

Sometimes, you'll have an issue you think should be discussed in more
than one newsgroup. Rather than posting individual messages in each
group, you can post the same message in several groups at once, through
a process known as cross-posting.


Say you want to start a discussion about the political ramifications of
importing rare tropical fish from Brazil. People who read rec.aquaria
might have something to say. So might people who read
alt.politics.animals and talk.politics.misc.


Cross-posting is easy. It also should mean that people on other systems
who subscribe to several newsgroups will see your message only once,
rather than several times -- news-reading software can cancel out the
other copies once a person has read the message. When you get ready to
post a message , you'll be asked in which newsgroups. Type the names of
the various groups, separated by a comma, but no space, for example:


rec.aquaria,alt.politics.animals,talk.politics.misc


and hit enter. The message will be posted in the various groups (unless
one of the groups is moderated, in which case the message goes to the
moderator, who decides whether to make it public).


It's considered bad form to post to an excessive number of newsgroups,
or inappropriate newsgroups. Probably, you don't really have to post
something in 20 different places. And while you may think your
particular political issue is vitally important to the fate of the
world, chances are the readers of rec.arts.comics will not, or at least
not important enough to impose on them. You'll get a lot of nasty e-mail
messages demanding you restrict your messages to the "appropriate"
newsgroups.
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Expand your mind, expand your universe, experience new things and ideas,
...with cross-posting.
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"A posting that is cross-posted (i.e. lists multiple newsgroups on the
Newsgroups: header line) to a few appropriate newsgroups is fine..."
--from Google Groups


"If you do post to multiple newsgroups, don't post to each group
separately. Instead, specify all the groups on a single copy of the
message. This reduces network overhead and lets people who subscribe to
more than one group see the message once instead of having to wade
through each copy. -- from Google Groups


J. J. Lodder wrote:
> 
> The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> [Follow-Up to sci.physics]
> 
> > J. J. Lodder wrote:
> > >
> > > Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 5/16/2022 3:53 PM, J. J. Lodder wrote:
> > > > > Jan
> > > > > (who avoids sci.physics)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ahah.. you're familiar with sci.physics then.
> > >
> > > No, not really. It is not a group I subscribe to,
> > > so all I may see is the occasional cross-post,
> > > (which shouldn't exist)
> > >
> > > Jan
> >
> >
> > (which shouldn't exist)???? How stupid can you be...Jan? LOOK,
> > OBSERVE...Your Newsreader, it reads:
> >
> >
> > Newsgroups:
> >
> >
> > There is a letter s at the end of the word...Newgroups.
> >
> > Meaning, More than One newgroup. You add an s and it means more than one.
> 
> Quite simple, dear Newby.
> If there is a general newsgroup, like sci.physics,
> with a specialised subgroup, like sci.physics.relativity,
> then it is bad netiquette to crosspost between the two.
> If you feel you must do it nevertheless you should set a Follow-Up to:
> 
> Excessive cross-posting is a misplaced shout for too much attention,
> 
> Jan

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 to think the unthinkable, mention the unmentionable, say the unsayable,
and challenge
 the unchallengeable.

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A Theory of All Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2022-05-16 08:58 +0200
  Re: A Theory of All nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2022-05-16 10:23 +0200
    Re: A Theory of All The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2022-05-16 09:30 -0700
      Re: A Theory of All Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2022-05-16 14:02 -0500
        Re: A Theory of All nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2022-05-17 13:05 +0200
    Re: A Theory of All Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2022-05-16 14:01 -0500
      Re: A Theory of All The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2022-05-16 12:38 -0700
        Re: A Theory of All Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2022-05-16 15:18 -0500
          Re: A Theory of All nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2022-05-16 22:53 +0200
            Re: A Theory of All Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2022-05-16 17:28 -0500
              Re: A Theory of All nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2022-05-17 13:05 +0200
                Re: A Theory of All The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2022-05-17 12:14 -0700
                Re: A Theory of All nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2022-05-17 22:08 +0200
                Re: A Theory of All The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2022-05-17 13:50 -0700
          Re: A Theory of All The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2022-05-16 14:45 -0700
            Re: A Theory of All Clutterfreak <clutterfreakincarnate@gmail.com> - 2022-05-16 17:34 -0500
  These assumptions cover a lot of ground. "Dick's DriveIn"  <Dicks@Jeff-Relf.Me> - 2022-05-16 01:38 -0700
    Corrections of false assumptions (was: These assumptions cover a lot of ground.) Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2022-05-17 01:10 +0200
      Empirically, you need eXergy to drive to the store. "Dick's DriveIn"  <Dicks@Jeff-Relf.Me> - 2022-05-16 19:17 -0700
        Re: Empirically, you need eXergy to drive to the store. Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2022-05-17 20:36 +0200
        Re: Empirically, you need eXergy to drive to the store. Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2022-05-17 20:50 +0200
        Re: Empirically, you need eXergy to drive to the store. Michael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> - 2022-05-18 01:56 -0400
          MikeMoroney & ThomasLahn failed "Sci.Physics". "Dick's DriveIn"  <Dicks@Jeff-Relf.Me> - 2022-05-18 13:37 -0700
            Re: MikeMoroney & ThomasLahn failed "Sci.Physics". Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2022-05-19 00:59 +0200
            Re: MikeMoroney & ThomasLahn failed "Sci.Physics". Michael Moroney <moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com> - 2022-05-18 19:28 -0400
  Re: A Theory of All Archimedes Plutonium <plutonium.archimedes@gmail.com> - 2022-05-16 08:35 -0700
    Re: A Theory of All Archimedes Plutonium <plutonium.archimedes@gmail.com> - 2022-05-16 08:46 -0700

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