Dave Hinz wrote:
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 17:06:22 +0000 (UTC), wrote:

That is a sort of rash assumption. Some newsreader software automatically
sends both an e-mail and a post.

Such as?

Outlook Express is one, I think. I had to use it for a couple
days when my Unix box was down once, and I remember having to
go out of my way to make it not send both a post and an e-mail.
It might have been another newsreader, but I know I've run
across at least one that did that by default.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.