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Re: fascist inews refuses short replies- Solution?

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From: Tom Limoncelli
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 22:35
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In <C1BGoz.MGE@mwblind> jerbo@mwblind (Jeremy Bettis) writes:

>I don't think this is an option, as the news systems which are throwing out
>more than 1/2 quoted messages are doing it for ALL, not just local posts.

>(At least this is the case around here, my news gets out through the Univ of
>Nebraska which is running INN and it tosses out messages which are more than
>1/2 quoted material.)

I'll bet you a cheese sandwich at the next Usenix that you can't
prove that this is really going on.

Just name the site that does this.  That's all.

Tom

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From: tal@Warren.MENTORG.COM (Tom Limoncelli)
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Subject: Re: fascist inews refuses short replies- Solution?
Date: 23 Jan 1993 17:35:33 -0500
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