From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Kenny McCormack  wrote:   
   >Interesting.  It is amazing how often this happens (not you specifically,   
   >but I am talking generalities).  Lots of people seem unable to figure out   
   >that there is no need to CC a copy of something that they are posting to a   
   >public forum.  And it doesn't help that many MUAs (and similar/whatever you   
   >call them) do it automatically (as apparently, does yours).   
      
   Some newsreaders have this as a default.  I am not a fan of it.   
      
   >Alternatively, some would argue that it is a Good Thing to do this, because   
   >it ensures that the OP gets a copy - because, gosh knows, we couldn't trust   
   >them to actually read it in the public forum...   
      
   There was once a time when this was considered a very good thing because   
   mail was often faster than Usenet.... some sites would only pull news at   
   night but would poll for mail on an hourly basis.  So it might take a couple   
   days for your message to propagate across Usenet.  Those days are gone but   
   some of the habits left over are still there.   
   --scott   
      
      
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