-M- x-no-archive: yes tutorial
bramble
i figured this is a good time to explain what this is and why you use
it and how to use it.
x-no-archive: yes
means, hey, deja-news, and other archives, i don't want you to keep
this post. i'm sharing it now for a reason, but i don't want someone
to be able to access this post later and be able to somehow harass me
or something along those lines.
in order for x-no-archive to work, it *must* be the *very first line
of a post* all by itself. some newsreaders have an option to put it in
the headers. (***edited 13sept00: if you put the x-no-archive: yes
line in your header, mention this at the beginning of your post.
otherwise, people may not know to honor it. if you are replying to a
post that says their x-no-archive: yes is in the headers, please honor
this by adding the line to the beginning of your reply.***)
but if you put in the first line of your post, and then people follow
up and don't include the x-no-archive: yes line, or include it
incorrectly, well, your comments are archived anyway, in someone
else's post, which often includes the original posters email address,
so a search on that person's email address can actually bring it up
anyway.
so... if someone has put an x-no-archive: yes in their post, and you'd
like to follow up, please do this if you are going to respond
publically: make sure that the*very first line* of your post is
x-no-archive: yes
all by itself. this means it can not be below an attribution, or
below any other text. if you have a > or : or any other symbol used
for quoting in that line, it won't work. if it's used later in the
post you make, it won't work.
my very post now, itself *will* be archived, even though the phrase
x-no-archive: yes is all over it, because it is not in the proper
place.
its not something that happens very often here on rmt-a. i've used
it, nymsa's used it, i believe abby has used it... but if someone's
using it they have a good reason that's important to them.
and if i haven't explained this well, or if you are still unsure, it
may be best to just reply via private email to the person you want to
respond to.
bright blessings,
bramble
edited, 13sept00:
perhaps you don't agree with the notion of x-no-archive: yes, and
would not choose to use it yourself when posting. that's fine.
everyone's entitled to an opinion. however, as a member of this
community --USENET-- please honor the wishes of those you share the
community with.
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