Re: References Header ( was Re: Xnews - blocking spammers etc - is it possible?)

Bada bing Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> bada bang:
In <Xns99AF67BAF5711joshblargnet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, on 09/18/2007
at 05:11 PM, Josh Hayes <joshno@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

Maybe I'm missing something here, but the post to which I'm following up
does not have a "References:" line in the header.

That is a fact.


And a problem for everyone.

Doesn't that prove that the newsreader in question can at least suppress
that header line?


It certainly *does not* prove that the newsreader in question is
ready for prime time. It does indicate (strongly) that /action
should be taken/ to fix the situation.

It proves that the beta can do so, albeit unintentionally. It doesn't
prove that it can't handle References. In fact, articles posted with the
last stable version, 2.67, do include References.


I proves that the beta you are using contains a show-stopper bug
that should be addressed ASAP.

Mike "last week would be good" Yetto
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government ought to be to trust no man living with power to
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