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Robert McCurdy wrote:
> What is the difference between these two posts?
>
> This one is per your suggestion Jez - I don't see any difference -
> except in this body text and of course the minor subject change. (But
> nothing look different in the general layout)
>
> When I've posted this I'll be able to see if the Internet treats the
> other one differently when I receive it. This is posted as you have
> suggested.
>
>
> Regards
> Robert McCurdy
>

Let's compare them. This is your current message, a "New Post1" one.
This really is a new posting.

http://groups.google.ca/group/alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia/msg/c...650862f

There is no "references" section in the header of that message. Which means
the message is not part of any other thread. If someone replies to your
message, the message ID of "47a31393$1@news.orcon.net.nz" will be copied
into the references. That is how a news reader can figure out that a
reply is part of a thread.

Now, look at the other posting you made. "New Post2". This one appears
to be done by using a "Reply" button.

47a31395$1@news.orcon.net.nz

http://groups.google.ca/group/alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia/msg/3...392743a

Notice how, in your "New Post2", there is a "References:" and then a
long list of message IDs. That means your "New Post2" is tacked onto
a thread consisting of the items in the "References:" list. That
is how I can tell your "New Post2" is a "Reply", rather than a "New"
message.

Paul
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Paul wrote:
> Notice how, in your "New Post2", there is a "References:" and then a
> long list of message IDs. That means your "New Post2" is tacked onto
> a thread consisting of the items in the "References:" list. That
> is how I can tell your "New Post2" is a "Reply", rather than a "New"
> message.

Oh, tacks-- so that's how they do it! Is there a central tack repository, or
do they use multiple distributed tacks?
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"Fishface" <invalid.RemoveThis@ddress.ok?> wrote in message
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> Paul wrote:
>> Notice how, in your "New Post2", there is a "References:" and then a
>> long list of message IDs. That means your "New Post2" is tacked onto
>> a thread consisting of the items in the "References:" list. That
>> is how I can tell your "New Post2" is a "Reply", rather than a "New"
>> message.
>
> Oh, tacks-- so that's how they do it! Is there a central tack
> repository, or
> do they use multiple distributed tacks?

There's special Tack Distribution & Application Machinery at all tube
junctions on the Internets.

RF.
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'RF' wrote:
| There's special Tack Distribution & Application Machinery at all tube
| junctions on the Internets.
_____

I have always though that eclips were used. But I guess tacks makes sense -
after all, they're one of the only two sure things.

Phil Weldon


"RF" <nobody.TakeThisOut@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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|
| "Fishface" <invalid.TakeThisOut@ddress.ok?> wrote in message
| news:H81pj.2997$k%2.523@trndny09...
| > Paul wrote:
| >> Notice how, in your "New Post2", there is a "References:" and then a
| >> long list of message IDs. That means your "New Post2" is tacked onto
| >> a thread consisting of the items in the "References:" list. That
| >> is how I can tell your "New Post2" is a "Reply", rather than a "New"
| >> message.
| >
| > Oh, tacks-- so that's how they do it! Is there a central tack
| > repository, or
| > do they use multiple distributed tacks?
|
| There's special Tack Distribution & Application Machinery at all tube
| junctions on the Internets.
|
| RF.
|
|
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Phil Weldon wrote:
> 'RF' wrote:
> | There's special Tack Distribution & Application Machinery at all tube
> | junctions on the Internets.
> _____
>
> I have always though that eclips were used. But I guess tacks makes sense -
> after all, they're one of the only two sure things.
>

Actually, the other of the two is not absolutely sure.
Sure for the body, yes, but we do not understand enough
about the rest to be certain of it.

Of course, there is another set of certainties, identified
by Einstein, of which only one is absolutely certain or sure.
The extent of the universe, and of human stupidity.

Cheers!

jim b.

--
UNIX is not user-unfriendly; it merely
expects users to be computer-friendly.
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