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Re: Why object to crossposting?

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From: Brent Chivers
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1992 01:48
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In article <12889@umd5.umd.edu> kerry@is-next.umd.edu (Kerry Ogata) writes:
 > In article <24APR199207361257@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov> packer@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Charles Packer) writes:
 > > Could someone tell me why the objections
 > > to the occasional crossposting storm?
 > 
 > How about not wanting to read about chickens/vegetarianism/eating animals/
 > etc on um.general and dc.general....

I put the following in my ~/news/dc/general/KILL file last week:
	/chicken.*perdue/:j
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Brent Chivers		McLean, VA		bchivers@mitre.org	
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Subject: Re: Why object to crossposting?
Summary: ignor-ance is bliss
Keywords: KILL file
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