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Re: Massey's world-class News system (was: Re: Kaypro 10 boot disk)

#143
From: Jon Clarke
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 10:20
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news@massey.ac.nz (USENET News System) writes:

> In article <1993Jan20.195001.1@csc.canterbury.ac.nz> cctr132@csc.canterbury.a
> 
> >My apologies in advance, but public incompetence really gets up my nose.
> 
> >I know we thrashed this around before Xmas, but will the people who are
> >-irresponsible- for the Massey non-News system at least have the decency
> >to inform their users that they are unable to adequately configure the
> >system as regards sending out useful return addresses, so the poor sods
> >trying to use the system have a chance of getting some half-decent use
> 
> I was informed!
> 
 
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> 
> I don't understand why you have to have the Email address here if your 
> system works so well. But then I'm only a user who finds having access to 
> any News service useful.
 
 Simple, for systems who do not supply all the header lines in their
 news readers. But this comment has nothing to do with YOUR broken
 mailer.
 
> 
> >P.S.  I sure hope the Massey news system doesn't let them post to world-
> >distributed groups!
> 
> It does, I hope the people responsible for the Canterbury gondola aren't 
> allowed to build any more!
> 
> Bye Sid.
> 
> AKA Mr USENET news system (I get so many replies like this anyway)
> For best reply please use either:-
> 
> NEWS@massey.ac.nz     or     hrpsdj@pnv.palm.cri.
> nz

 I posted email to you Sid, as per your FROM: address. have you got it
 yet ?  I suspect not..


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Subject: Re: Massey's world-class News system (was: Re: Kaypro 10  boot disk)
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From: jonc@status.gen.nz (Jon Clarke)
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 10:20:26 GMT
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