Re: Posting FAQs with Forte Agent

Coyt D. Watters (watters.10@osu.edu)
Sat, 30 May 1998 23:06:17 +5

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> You can easily modify Agent to include _That Certain Extra Header_.
> Any who reply by email to me privately (not on the list) and prove
> to me that they know what header this is, will be told what you have
> to do to make Agent add that header to your posts. (I don't want
> to openly discuss this matter, because it would allow forged FAQ
> postings. Plus, elements of Usenet other than FAQ postings also
> depend on this little secret.)
>
> I have no idea if it actually works, but I think it should, even
> though I personally have never used it to post my FAQ announcements.
> I think the telnet method's faster, easier and takes less disk
> space than the Agent method. But, I'm sure some don't agree with me
> on the "faster and easier" part.

I can verify that the Agent "change" will work with Free Agent. Free
agent had some twitchy things I did not like, so I use NewsXpress to
handle my newsgroup. The "trick" is a little easier to do with
NewsXpress. Telnet is faster, I'll agree.

-Coyt
"The Internet, billions of electrons with nothing better to do."

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