> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Eric L. Strobel
> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 3:01 PM
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] listar restrictions
> It's not the message that was rejected that should be linked to,
> but rather
> the message you're quoting. Simply find the message in the archives, copy
> the link, insert a statement in your reply to the effect "This
> message is in
> reply to <paste URL of original message here>. Due to that
> message's length
> it is being referenced from the archives vs. quoting."
>
SNIP
That was not my point: if I reply to lets say 5 posts and a few minutes
later I get back a message from listar that my reply (WHICH ONE ????????)
has been rejected, and then I get another one with exactly the same
contents - I am really confused!
And you cannot be serious proposing to go to the archives in order to put a
proper link.
I understand the problems for users downloading their mail with the Newt and
I can also agree to a limitation to 21 lines, but I would expect to get my
mail back from listar in order to get the chance to resend it with the
proper length. Or at least a reference to the rejected mail.
I have to admit that I am also lazy and keep most of the mails I reply to
unchanged, but the above described procedure would force all users to cut
the messages they reply to.
Johannes
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