In article >,
"Default User" > wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
> > Laurie S. wrote:
> >
> > > If the main reason to hate multiposting is bandwidth, then I think
> > > the people who hate them would be those who also dislike
> > > top-posting and quoting entire lengthy posts to say a line or two,
> > > rather than those who complain about people crossposting to groups
> > > about shyness, crime and painted turtles. The considerations are
> > > markedly different.
> >
> > It's really not. The main reason multiposting is hated is that clued
> > users with decent news clients can - by default or configuration -
> > have crossposted posts killed in all groups they subscribe to, once
> > read in one. Thus, for someone that also subscribes to the Groups A
> > and B and C you crossposted to, they don't have to see those posts
> > all over again in the second and third groups, once read in one
> > group.
>
> Another big advantage is that some of us can filter crossposted
> messages.

That's the only way I got rid of Chung on this group. He changed his
name or Email address or both every week or so, but he was always
cross-posting from sci.med.cardiology. He did it just to annoy one
person on this group. What a jerk!

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA