Re: Favorite Mac newsreaders?

In article <0kSAe.7683$mN.87001@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Ricky" <rickydontlivehere@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If John Smith posts widgets for sale in 5 similiar newsgroups I
> wouldn't call that spamming. But I only want to read his posting
> once. That's what I meant by filtering crossposting. Is that the
> correct term?

This thread is dead, but if anyone is interested, I suggest reading
<http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/unice.htm>
Crossposting allows filtering. Multiposting doesn't. It's not nice to
multipost.

leo

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