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From: kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: If you were to design a netnews protocol today...
Date: 31 Aug 2024 23:47:26 -0000
Organization: Former users of Netcom shell (1989-2000)
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In article <874j749xk4.fsf@enoch.nodomain.nowhere>,
Mike Spencer  <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:
>
>Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> writes:
>
>> Chris Hennessy (chenness@enterprise.powerup.com.au) wrote:
>> 
>> The brothers Usas and Senda, despairing of the state of UseNet, went
>> unto the mountain at the feet of Net.God.  "Oh Net.God, there is
>> confusion and sorrow in your place of UseNet.  The people worship false
>> gods and knowst not your will."
>
>Interesting to note that top-posting wasn't mentioned by Net.God in
>His commandments.

I do not think top-posting existed at the time that was written.  Top
posting is a relatively recent horror.
--scott
-- 
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."