Status: N
There are a million test groups, which will even let you know if your post
reaches the outside world..... so why test here?
Z.
>Status: N
>>test
>There are a million test groups, which will even let you know if your post
>reaches the outside world..... so why test here?
Ok, i will explain the situation.
I work in a unix support group, and we run a news server. Recently a
user wanted to know why they could not post. The posts where going
through our server, but didn't seem to be replicating onto our
newsfeed server. I made a few changes in consultation with our
newsfeed provider.
Unfortuanely the test ng didn't seem to be allowing postings, so I
decided to post here, as I am a sim driver, and most people know who I
am (Maybe you don't? :) So at least they would tolerate it instead of
flaming.
I'm sorry to cause any inconvience :)
If u don't know who i am i suggest you visit the latest league i'm
competing in. http://members.home.net:80/rmagruder/
Yep, randy's league. Amazingly i'm an elite driver ;o))))
Ian Lake
/\ Happy that I can now post to R.A.S. from work :))))) /\
% Status: N
% >
% >test
% There are a million test groups, which will even let you know if your post
% reaches the outside world..... so why test here?
From the r.a.s. FAQ:
o Please do not post "test" messages to rec.autos.simulators. You
should *never* post a test article to a regular newsgroup, even to
the "newusers" groups, even with a polite subject line like "test,
please ignore." It's an expensive waste of Usenet resources, and if
you do it, you're guaranteed to get lots of angry mail.
Check for local test newsgroups first, if you have access to one,
it's strongly recommended that you use it rather than a global test
group.
To test a world-distribution newsgroup, use rec.test, misc.test or
alt.test. However, use these newsgroups only when you are testing
distribution, and not just for casually testing a newsreader.
Various sites will "auto-respond" to any message posted to
misc.test, which is one way of knowing whether your message got
through or not. But if that's not what you're testing, the auto-
responses can be pretty annoying, and you should put the word
"ignore" in your subject line to suppress them. You can also try
restricting distribution on your test post by changing the
"Distribution" header on your post to "local".
--
**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.
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Don't worry, Z's post was more of a "heads-up" to people (along with my
quoting of the r.a.s. FAQ). But, wouldn't it have been considerate to
have included your explanation along with your test post?
% Ok, i will explain the situation.
% I work in a unix support group, and we run a news server. Recently a
% user wanted to know why they could not post. The posts where going
% through our server, but didn't seem to be replicating onto our
% newsfeed server. I made a few changes in consultation with our
% newsfeed provider.
% Unfortuanely the test ng didn't seem to be allowing postings, so I
% decided to post here, as I am a sim driver, and most people know who I
% am (Maybe you don't? :) So at least they would tolerate it instead of
% flaming.
% I'm sorry to cause any inconvience :)
% If u don't know who i am i suggest you visit the latest league i'm
% competing in. http://members.home.net:80/rmagruder/
% Yep, randy's league. Amazingly i'm an elite driver ;o))))
% Ian Lake
% /\ Happy that I can now post to R.A.S. from work :))))) /\
% >
% >Z.
--
**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
On Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:17:21 GMT, "Michael E. Carver"
>Don't worry, Z's post was more of a "heads-up" to people (along with my
>quoting of the r.a.s. FAQ). But, wouldn't it have been considerate to
>have included your explanation along with your test post?
I assumed that it wasn't going to work :)
Ian
/\ I amaze myself some times :) /\
