Re: fascist inews refuses short replies- Solution?

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From: harvey
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 23:06

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In article <1jtsir$sam@smurf.sub.org>, urlichs@smurf.sub.org (Matthias Urlichs) writes:
> In news.admin.misc, article <C1BGoz.MGE@mwblind>,
>   jerbo@mwblind (Jeremy Bettis) writes:
>> mark@wehi.edu.au (Mark Watson) writes:
>>>[Mark Watson thinks the INN quote check should be configurable by the user]
>>[Jeremy Bettis claims that Univ of Nebraska INN is tossing out incoming
   postings that don't satisfy it's quote checking malgorithm]
>[Matthias Urlichs replies that INN's quote check tosses only local postings]
>
> The reeal problem is that it's too easy t subvert that check in the first
> place; just replace the default quote character with something else.

No, the real problem is that someone put the check in in the first place.
--
James Harvey    IUPUI/OIT Technical Support/VMS & Networks
harvey@iupui.edu  uucp:iugate!harvey  bitnet:harvey@indyvax

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From: harvey@indyvax.iupui.edu
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Subject: Re: fascist inews refuses short replies- Solution?
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Date: 24 Jan 93 18:06:28 -0500
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