Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/08/12/21:52:28
M. Edward Kiser wrote:
>
> ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire) wrote:
> >Why do some people repeat their postings
> >three and even five times like this, every few minutes?
>
> (this = the post "Video memory access speed!!")
>
> Maybe because the news reader says the post "failed" when it did not,
> and so the user tries again a few minutes later.
>
> This happened to me once, and I posted some messages three to seven
> times each. In one case I actually revised the message between tries!
> (So people saw the original drafts... how embarrassing!)
>
> Only later did I realize I should try downloading the new messages
> before I believe my news reader's "failed" message.
>
> This isn't any help, though, when the news reader keeps TRACK of which
> messages have "failed" and won't let you mark it posted without
> posting it again...
The weirdest thing i've ever experienced, was a posting that got posted
like 3-7 times each day for a couple of days. I sent the original, and
i sent it only once, and everything was fine, except it "hauted" the
group
for a while...
So it might not be the person posting
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- Asbjørn / Lord Crc
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