[ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ]
    Search the FAQ Archives

Single Page

Top Document: Getting Started with News and the NN News Reader
Previous Document: ... 8.5 Your Signature
Next Document: 9.0 Glossary


... 8.6 Canceling an Article You Posted


To cancel an article you posted, go to it and then, while reading it,
type `C'.  Here are some reasons that you might want to cancel an
article:

* Something you advertised in a forsale newsgroup has sold and you're
  still receiving inquiries about it.  

* You posted incorrect information and you want to prevent people
  from problems this information would cause.

* You posted incomplete information and rather than posting an
  addendum to your first article, you'd like to repost the entire 
  article, including the additional information.


Unfortunately, canceling an article doesn't obliterate all traces of
it from the Net.  After you post your article and before you cancel
it, people will read it, save it, and possibly respond to it and
include your article.  Also, even after you cancel it, there will be
sites that don't get, or don't honor, your cancel message.



Top Document: Getting Started with News and the NN News Reader
Previous Document: ... 8.5 Your Signature
Next Document: 9.0 Glossary

Single Page


[ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ]

Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer:
FAQ Editor <faq-editor@ii.com>

Last Update October 22 2009 @ 05:35 AM

Some parts © 2009 Advameg, Inc.