Re: Merge Multiple Rows Into Single Result
Date: 20 Nov 2002 07:20:10 -0600
Message-ID: <u7kf8bcsj.fsf_at_standardandpoors.com>
On 19 Nov 2002, yf110_at_vtn1.victoria.tc.ca wrote:
> There is nothing wrong with cross-posting a message to a small
> number of relevent newsgroups. That is why news programs have
> that function.
Just because one has the ability doesn't mean it should be common practice. Very rarely is there actually a need to crosspost, and even more rarely is there a need to crosspost to the same hiearchy.
> What is bad is posting copies of the same message to different
> news groups as different postings,
Obviously a hideous practice and the original definition of spam.
> or cross-posting messages to irrelevent or too-many newsgroups.
Well, this is really contradictory to your first statement.
> (Numerous other things are bad as well, of course.)
Like not trimming.
-- Galen BoyerReceived on Wed Nov 20 2002 - 14:20:10 CET