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   From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Blueshirt pounded on thar keyboard to tell us   
   > J. J. Lodder wrote:   
   >   
   >> Daniel70  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 29/12/2025 1:18 am, J. J. Lodder wrote:   
   >>>> The Doctor  wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Please do not top post.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Do learn the difference between a posting and a   
   >>>> confirmation.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> And don't reply to confirmations,   
   >>>>   
   >>> What the hell are 'confirmations', please??   
   >>   
   >> There is a poster with a flaky server connection.   
   >> I'm confirming for a few days which of his postings   
   >> get through.   
   >>   
   >> You do understand 'Ignore' I hope?   
   >   
   > It seems to me the easiest way to get a response on Usenet   
   > is to ask somebody to ignore a post.   
   >   
   > It must be a reverse psychology sort of thing! ;-)   
      
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