pricejk@lafcol.UUCP (Price Janet K) (03/05/88)
I note that when I post an item to the news it comes to our site immediately. Sometime later I get a message from the site from which we get our newsfeed indicating the item has been posted. However, I still have the uncomfortable feeling--since I have seen no responses to my items, that somehow they have not made it out into the real world. Is there any way to find this out? It's my understanding that the way news works is that when the item I have posted arrives here from outside, the news program will say "oh, I already know that" and not re-post it here. What I'd like is some way for me to find out when this happens.
barnett@vdsvax.steinmetz.ge.com (Bruce G. Barnett) (03/08/88)
In article <119@lafcol.UUCP> pricejk@lafcol.UUCP (Price Janet K) writes: |I note that when I post an item to the news it comes to our site |immediately. Sometime later I get a message from the site from which we |get our newsfeed indicating the item has been posted. However, I still |have the uncomfortable feeling--since I have seen no responses to my |items, that somehow they have not made it out into the real world. Is there |any way to find this out? It's my understanding that the way news works |is that when the item I have posted arrives here from outside, the news |program will say "oh, I already know that" and not re-post it here. |What I'd like is some way for me to find out when this happens. Simple - you do what everyone else does. You say something really stupid and wait for the flames! :-) Well, another way you can test without cluttering up the net is to post with a restricted distribution - say - just your city or state. Ask your usenet admin for more info. There is also a to.neighbor newsgroup where neighbor is an adjacent system in the UUCP topology. If all else fails, post to misc.test with the smallest distribution that seems to work. Actually - if you as a news reader have questions about this, talk to your USENET system administrator. He/She should know of your concerns. WHEN IN DOUBT - DON'T POST! -- Bruce G. Barnett <barnett@ge-crd.ARPA> <barnett@steinmetz.UUCP> uunet!steinmetz!barnett
mike@turing.UNM.EDU (Michael I. Bushnell) (03/09/88)
In article <4032@vdsvax.steinmetz.ge.com> barnett@vdsvax.steinmetz.ge.com (Bruce G. Barnett) writes: > WHEN IN DOUBT - DON'T POST! Which, of course, is why you posted this instead of just mailing to the person asking the question... Michael I. Bushnell mike@turing.unm.edu {ucbvax,gatech}!unmvax!turing!mike HASA -- "A" division