NODE 58715177cancelling a message
Breakdown <genie@gate.net>Thu, 29 Sep 94 23:25:32 PDT
Hello to all Cypherpunk subscribers.
Someone in here recently mentioned cancelling a post on USENET. It's been
put to my knowledge that this is possible, but I have never known what it
actually means and how it is done. Whose messages can I cancel(anyone's
on the whole worldwide I-net or?) and how do I cancel them? If it helps
any, I use the Tin Pl12 newsreader. Any replies are welcome. Please fill
me in on this one. Thank you.
Martin
p.s. Hey Amanda(Walker)! :-) I didn't know you were on this list too. L8r.
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NODE d59ad7d4Re: cancelling a message
Michael Handler <grendel@netaxs.com>Fri, 30 Sep 94 02:11:20 PDT
On Fri, 30 Sep 1994, Breakdown wrote:
> Someone in here recently mentioned cancelling a post on USENET. It's been
> put to my knowledge that this is possible, but I have never known what it
> actually means and how it is done. Whose messages can I cancel(anyone's
> on the whole worldwide I-net or?) and how do I cancel them? If it helps
> any, I use the Tin Pl12 newsreader. Any replies are welcome. Please fill
> me in on this one. Thank you.
In Tin, it's really easy. Manipulate Tin until your post that you
wish to cancel is the currently viewed one. Hit "D", then "d" (case IS
important). This will release a control cancel message, which propagates
much like your original article. At most sites, as soon as they recieve
the control cancel message, they will delete your article. If you do this
early on, chances are the control cancel message kill all
copies of your article before your article propagates too far.
The problem is that some Usenet sites have stopped processing
cancels, because cancels have been misused to censor postings on the
basis of content. So, there is a small chance that your article will
survive on some sites, but usually nothing to worry about.
mike
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