Re: Fwd: Re: cmsg cancel <business-basic/faq_864291522@rtfm.mit.edu>

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Pamela Greene (pgreene@optics.rochester.edu)
Fri, 23 May 1997 11:23:52 -0400 (EDT)


Gary McClellan wrote:

> I noticed that someone is doing bogus cancels under my ID for my FAQ.
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> How is this usually handled? How can I prevent it from happening?

Usually, someone notices large batches of improper cancels being sent
and reposts the affected files.

We've been trying to think of a way to prevent improper cancels, but
there's really not much I can think of, apart from getting every news
admin to pay closer attention to the details of the headers on
incoming control messages.

- Pam