Re: FAQ cancellations.

Danny R. Faught (faught@zeppelin.convex.com)
Mon, 18 Nov 1996 09:30:06 -0600 (CST)

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Vicki Richman wrote:
> The problem is, the number of newsgroups grows at the rate
> of -- what? -- one a week, one a day? But the maximum length
> of the 'Newsgroups:' header remains constant at 2^10 bytes.
>
> Therefore, as time goes by, crossposting reaches fewer and
> fewer readers, and multiposting seems more and more
> necessary to reach the targeted audience.

You seem to be saying that there's some legitimate reason to
cross-post an article to gobs of newsgroups. I can't think of a
single case where this is appropriate.

-Danny

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