From: Tom Neff (tneff@panix.com)
Date: Mon May 20 2002 - 09:33:50 CDT
--On Sunday, May 19, 2002 5:38 PM -0400 Alan J Rosenthal
< > wrote:
> [Tom Neff]
>> This has all become a bit moot because the biggest extant repository and
>> interface for Usenet - Google Groups - faithfully records all Expires:
>> and Supersedes: headers and will display them upon demand (View
>> Original Format), but apparently doesn't obey them at all.
>
> What kind of obedience of these headers would you expect from dejagoogle?
> Dejagoogle is _intended_ to provide an historical view of usenet news.
> This is different from the "today's headlines" typical news server, in
> which cancels and supersedeses still have a possible meaning (even if they
> may be discarded to reduce abuse).
I expect exactly the behavior that Google Groups currently provides.
I am merely pointing out that because of its predominance, we ought not to
worry overmuch about Supersedes and Expires headers as FAQ maintainers.
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