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   Galen Boyer to gooiditweg@sybrandb.demon.nl   
   Re: (Cross-posting vs Spam) Re: TAF with   
   03 Jan 04 08:06:09   
   
   XPost: comp.databases.oracle.server, comp.databases.oracle.misc   
   From: galenboyer@hotpop.com   
      
   On Sat, 03 Jan 2004, gooiditweg@sybrandb.demon.nl wrote:   
   > I don't agree with you. You will have to distinguish between   
   > cross- and multiposting.   
      
   What the OP did was crossposting.  Multi-posting is the   
   definition of spam.   
      
   > Crossposted messages will have the same messageid, multiposted   
   > messages don't. Crossposted messages will be detected by many   
   > newsreaders, multiposted won't.   
      
   Exactly.   
      
   > Hence in the latter case, it is possible not to see someone   
   > already posted a valid responses.  In BOTH cases in cdo cross-   
   > and multiposting - won't get you a bigger audience   
      
   Huh?   
      
   > - won't get you any better responses.   
      
   Completely disagree.  If I have a SQLServer/Oracle question, the   
   both newsgroups are a valid crosspost.   
      
   > Please stop to promote cross and multiposting.   
      
   I don't promote it nor do I do it.   
      
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   Galen Boyer   
      
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