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Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app
Date 2015-03-04 17:48 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2015-03-04, android <here@there.was> wrote:
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> Wrote in message:
>> 
>> Maybe. Usenet etiquette (and my news client) encourages using the
>> Followup-to header when posting to multiple groups to limit followup
>> postings to the single most relevant group. 
>> 
>> <http://www.smfr.org/mtnw/docs/Usenet.html>
>> <http://www-archive.mozilla.org/community/etiquette.html>
>> ...etc...
>> 
>> From RFC 1036:
>> 
>> "2.2.3.  Followup-To
>> 
>>     This line has the same format as "Newsgroups".  If present, follow-
>>     up messages are to be posted to the newsgroup or newsgroups listed
>>     here.  If this line is not present, follow-ups are posted to the
>>     newsgroup or newsgroups listed in the "Newsgroups" line."
>> 
>> In this case, my news client suggested the header and I figured since
>> the announcement was mainly about the Mac OS X operating system, I'd
>> oblige and set the Followup-to header to comp.sys.mac.system, which
>> amounted to me pressing the Return key on my keyboard. It's simple
>> enough for anyone reading to see that's where follow-up posts will go. I
>> suppose it could be argued that since both groups are technically
>> relevant, one could omit the header. I don't see that it makes all that
>> much difference either way, though. And I tend to err on the side of
>> caution if possible - when it occurs to me, anyway. : ) 
>> 
>> <http://jollyroger.kicks-ass.org/sosumi/>
>> 
> I really don't think that this is common practice. And that that's a
> good thing. 

Well we can certainly disagree about this. : )

> If an article is posted to group A and B with follow up set to A only
> and is commented by poster in B who don't subscribe to A then s/he
> would not se that reply or any to his or her own... Weirdnes!

It's still good etiquette. And users are in full control over where they
post. It's just not as big a deal as some would make it out to be. 

-- 
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-03 15:17 +0000
  Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app tmo1138 <tmo1138@tmo1138.org> - 2015-03-03 08:52 -0800
  Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-03 12:24 -0500
  Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-03 19:08 -0500
    Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-04 01:39 +0000
      Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-04 08:03 -0500
        Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-04 15:57 +0000
          Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app android <here@there.was> - 2015-03-04 18:42 +0100
            Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-04 17:48 +0000
              Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app android <here@there.was> - 2015-03-04 19:03 +0100
              Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-03-04 19:38 -0600
                Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-05 02:26 +0000
                Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2015-03-05 20:02 +0000
                X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-03-05 15:53 -0600
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-05 19:24 -0500
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-03-05 20:01 -0600
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-03-06 10:11 -0500
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-06 13:05 -0400
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-07 13:17 -0400
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-05-07 20:56 +0000
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-07 18:13 -0400
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-05-07 17:43 -0500
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-07 23:30 -0400
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-08 13:11 -0400
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-05-08 18:18 +0000
                Re: iPhoto on Yosemite (was X-Posts and Followup-To) dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-05-10 13:20 +1200
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-05-08 18:17 +0000
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To (was Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-09 13:52 -0400
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-05-08 11:54 +1200
                Re: X-Posts and Followup-To JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-05-07 23:37 -0400
                Re: iPhoto on Yosemite (was X-Posts and Followup-To) dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-05-10 13:20 +1200
          Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-05 08:45 -0500
            Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-05 18:49 +0000
        Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-05 03:55 +0000
    Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-04 05:07 +0000
      Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-04 08:04 -0500
        Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-05 03:46 +1300
          Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-05 08:44 -0500
            Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-05 14:48 +0000
              Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-05 09:57 -0500
        Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-04 15:59 +0000
          Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-05 08:46 -0500
            Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-05 14:49 +0000
              Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-05 09:58 -0500
        Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-05 03:52 +0000
          Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-05 22:00 -0500
  Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-04 05:03 +0000
    Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-04 16:01 +0000
      Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-03-05 03:54 +0000
        Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-04 23:44 -0500
          Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-05 20:54 +1300
      Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2015-03-05 08:48 -0500
  Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2015-03-04 07:56 +0100
    Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-03-04 02:40 -0500
    Re: Apple releases OS X 10.10.3 beta with new Photos app Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-04 16:01 +0000

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