In article >,
Tom Anderson > wrote:

>No it isn't. Cross-posting is fine (and strongly preferred to
>multi-posting). Cross-posting excessively is frowned on; four groups is
>not excessive.

True.

But look at the Followup-To: line:

Followup-To: rec.food.cooking,uk.food+drink.misc,alt.cookies.yu m.yum.yum,rec.
+ food.equipment,sci.bio.food-science,rec.arts.movies.production.
+ sound, sci.chem, sci.electronics.basics, rec.audio.tech, rec.
+ photo.equipment.35mm

The article was clearly a troll.

-- Richard
--
"Consideration shall be given to the need for as many as 32 characters
in some alphabets" - X3.4, 1963.