From: david.brown@hesbynett.no   
      
   On 05/03/2025 08:09, Richard Heathfield wrote:   
   > On 05/03/2025 06:58, Loris Bennett wrote:   
   >> Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> writes:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2025-03-04, Loris Bennett  wrote:   
   >>>> At the risk of sounding intolerant, I suggest that the discussion   
   >>>> not be   
   >>>> crossposted comp.lang.python.   
   >>>   
   >>> You did not do it in the best way. The way this suggestion is performed   
   >>> is like this, using a built-in Usenet mechanism:   
   >>>   
   >>> 1. Keep the Newsgroups: line as-is.   
   >>>     1. a) Unless it contains a ridiculous number of newsgroups,   
   >>>           in which case consider killfiling the thread rather   
   >>>           than adding to it, or else trim out obviously   
   >>>           ridiculous newsgroup choices to get it down to three or   
   four.   
   >>> 2. Add a header called "Followup-To:" to your posting which lists   
   >>>     the newsgroups where you would like replies to article to be   
   >>>     directed.   
   >>> 3. Mention in the article of the body that you're doing this,   
   >>>     for example:   
   >>>   
   >>>        "I think this discussion doesn't belong in comp.lang.python,   
   so   
   >>>        I'm setting Followup-To accordingly to omit that group."   
   >>   
   >> Thank you for the information - I had not been aware of this possibility.   
   >>   
   >>> Followup-To is exactly that: a suggestion. Users agents can (and do)   
   >>> prompt the user whether they want to honor Followup-To or ignore it.   
   >>   
   >> Yes, my UA, Gnus, did indeed prompt me.   
   >>   
   >>> Followup-To is much better than just removing newsgroups from the   
   >>> Newsgroups line, because doing so fragments the thread without   
   >>> warning.   
   >>   
   >> But will there be any difference for the newsgroup which has been   
   >> removed?  If the follow-up suggestion is adhered to, the thread will   
   >> just end in the same way it would if the group had been removed from the   
   >> list of newsgroups, won't it?   
   >   
   > Not quite. The difference is that your "Followup-To" is posted in all   
   > the original groups, so people know (you remembered to say "F'ups set to   
   > comp.whatever.thingy" somewhere in your article, yes?) that if they want   
   > to read replies to your reply they can find them in the F'up-To group   
   > you specified.   
   >   
   > Without the F'up-to, your branch of the thread just... stops, without   
   > explanation.   
   >   
   > ==================================================   
   > ======> Follow-ups set to comp.programming <======   
   > ==================================================   
   > by way of an example.   
   >   
   > If someone would kindly reply to me to complete the example, you will   
   > find that reply in comp.programming but not here in comp.lang.c.   
   >   
      
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