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| How do I post a message to multiple groups (cross-posting)? From Larry Pieniazek: ! A single message can be viewed from more than one group by cross-posting. Cross-posting uploads one post to the LUGNET™ news server, but instructs it to be visible from multiple groups, through the web interface, news readers, and e-mail. The system ends up with only one copy of the post. All replies to the post are kept together, regardless of the group in which the reply is posted. To cross-post using the web interface, separate the newsgroups with commas:
To cross-post with your news reader, consult the documentation. For instance, Outlook Express© and Gravity© use the same interface as above. To cross-post from e-mail, address the post with multiple recipients:
Newsgroup addresses always start with ‘lugnet’, followed by a period. When you cross-post it’s important to set the ‘followup-to’ field as well. When should I set a “Followup-To” as part of my post? How can I set the “Followup-To” when posting a message via e-mail? How can I set the “Followup-To” when posting a message via the web? Click here to test cross-posting. As an alternative to cross-posting, it may be tempting to post the same content repeatedly to different groups. However, each posting will begin a separate message thread that is unconnected from the others. Readers and contributors to these threads may be unaware that the other threads exist, duplicating discussions unnecessarily. Multiple posts created by copying and pasting text should be avoided. |
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