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Re: aus.rail is sh*t

Subject: Re: aus.rail is sh*t
From: "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 06:50:29 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Another Optus Customer
References: <393deaaa.295392@news.one.net.au> <9ve1ks07mdsltqr1bt96sr56lkdodhnl6e@4ax.com> <8hrbos$a4d$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <8F50A01A3telstraNews@139.130.239.94> <8i1vkd$8o7$1@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> <icm9kso5jmc5e9lfqsdjqgbb44oiufviao@4ax.com> <FC4000E69DF16376.FBF3EB78CEC3E4AD.C0DFF1AA38FEA159@lp.airnews.net><3944EC05.F0E8B459@VICSIG.alphalink.com.au> <B56A58AA.10D52%markbau@altavista.com> <3945D6F7.15A780E9@ozemail.com.au>
Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:11991

"James Brook" <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
3945D6F7.15A780E9@ozemail.com.au">news:3945D6F7.15A780E9@ozemail.com.au...
> Mark Bau wrote:
> >
> > Sadly, I too, find myself reading ausrail less and less due to "dead
squid"
> > type posts.
> >
> > Perhaps it is time for a moderated list no?
>
> Is there anyway to stop cross postings, because this is where most of
> the crap and spam is coming from.

Alas, no. It is possible to set up a news server so that it checks for
crossposts when you try and post. But one server out of the thousands of
news servers around the world would not make any difference.

Best thing to do is to ignore the thread once it obvious it is a nuisance
thread.

Dave

References:
- w-class accident
  - From: (Fred)
- Re: throwing out perfectly good trains and trams
  - From: billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)
- Re: aus.rail is sh*t
  - From: James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>

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