From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/5/2024 5:51 PM, Bob F wrote:   
   > On 1/5/2024 8:25 AM, Rayner Lucas wrote:   
   >> In article ,   
   >> licensedtoquill@gmail.com says...   
   >>>   
   >>> The point was originally put in the Guardian in about November 2022   
   >>> when they first commented on ChatGPT by noting that it seemed to be a   
   >>> mechanical way of bullshitting at length on any subject out there.   
   >>   
   >> Exactly! It very much reminds me of Harry Frankfurt's famous essay "On   
   >> Bullshit", where he observes that bullshitting is different from lying   
   >> because (just like ChatGPT) bullshitters don't even know or care whether   
   >> what they say is true.   
   >>   
   >>> (BTW I only get that error message when sending responses: I DO seem   
   >>> to be able tp do fresh postings without being given the error message)   
   >>   
   >> That's helpful to know, because it means your news server settings must   
   >> be fine. Just to clarify, are you trying to send a "Reply" (by email),   
   >> or a "Followup" (to the newsgroup)? (personally I think this terminology   
   >> is confusing, despite being used in a lot of Usenet clients; I always   
   >> have to pause for a moment to remember which is which)   
   >   
   > Indeed. If you "Reply", you will often get an error message returned a   
   > while later, because a "Reply" goes to the posters declared email   
   > address. Followups go to the newsgroup you are reading.   
   >   
      
   Many people use non-existant "reply" address in their usenet posts.   
      
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