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Subject: Re: A Thought on Newsgroup Structure (lo - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 15-Feb-84 15:22:55 EST
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iuvax!apratt    Jan 29 16:16:00 1984

Clearly, your article is one which would deserve the "make this a subgroup if
there are any followups" flag.  But sometimes it isn't all that clear, until
several days after the original note is posted. Then, when it does become
apparent that a subgroup is warranted, *several people* would tack
a subgroup-spawning designator to their postings. Result: six different sub-
group designators for a single subject arriving in the same day. The reverse
problem from identifier clash.

	It does sound like a good idea, but this flaw sprang out at me right
away.

	Could someone please post info on the differences between notes and
news? I use notes, and I am guessing that when I write a "response" to a note,
it is passed as a "followup" to that note. On the other hand, I may be badly
confused. Thanks anyway...

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