From: don-aitken@freeuk.com 
  
 On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:54:00 +0000, Whiskers 
  wrote: 
  
 >On 2006-01-16, Mara Guida  wrote: 
 >> If this isn't the proper group to ask, please let me know which one is. 
 >> Thanks. 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> Is there a proper netiquette regarding posting followups 
 >> (in the big-8 groups) to posts with "X-No-Archive: yes"? 
 >> 
 >> a) followup with quotes and no "X-No-Archive: yes" 
 >> b) followup with "X-No-Archive: yes" 
 >> c) followup without quoting previous post 
 >> d) do not followup at all and answer by mail 
 >> 
 >> I know "X-No-Archive" isn't part of the NNTP protocol, so maybe 
 >> it's just common-sense and standard use in specific newsgroups. 
 > 
 >The latter, I would think (ie, depends on the newsgroup).  Ask in the 
 >group concerned, if you want to be sure. 
 > 
 >The 'safe' default would be to use the xnay for your response. 
  
 There may be some groups which expect this, but I don't know any. It 
 is the poster's prerogative to use XNA if he chooses, even though I 
 think it's silly. And it is mine to quote his material in the normal 
 way *without* using it; if he doesn't like that, its just too bad. 
  
 However, following an XNA poster around and quoting everything he 
 posts to make sure it gets archived (which I have seen done, but would 
 never do myself) is certainly bad netiquette, and possibly abuse too. 
  
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