Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...

In article <874j749xk4.fsf@enoch.nodomain.nowhere>,
Mike Spencer  <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:

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Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> writes:
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Chris Hennessy (chenness@enterprise.powerup.com.au) wrote:
 
The brothers Usas and Senda, despairing of the state of UseNet, went
unto the mountain at the feet of Net.God.  "Oh Net.God, there is
confusion and sorrow in your place of UseNet.  The people worship false
gods and knowst not your will."

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Interesting to note that top-posting wasn't mentioned by Net.God in
His commandments.

I do not think top-posting existed at the time that was written.  Top
posting is a relatively recent horror.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."