I was referring to the very lines I had quoted:

> > > Please don't come up with such nonsense assumptions if you don't know
what
> > > you are talking about.  I don't really care if you make unreadable
posts -

How should anyone expect that newsreader wouldn't handle
multipart messages, if a newsreader does so itself? It's not
like you expect every program to set its own standards.

And being more harsh with people who do this very often is okay,
but not when someone did so accidentally. Aside of that, I don't
know how to cancel a post either. Right-clicking on the posts doesn't
give me an option like "Cancel this post", I may delete it from my
PC, but that doesn't do any good to anyone, does it?

But I'll leave it at that. No need to start some flaming war, eh? :-)
I see your point, but I hope you also see mine. Settings some
constrictions on these newsgroups would probably be a wise
thing to do...

Regards,
Tim

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>
>
> "Tim Nikias v2.0" wrote:
> >
> > > Please don't come up with such nonsense assumptions if you don't know
what
> > > you are talking about.  I don't really care if you make unreadable
posts -
> > ...
> >
> > A little more politeness wouldn't harm. He admitted the mistake
> > and said he's sorry, so no need to bash him.
>
> I don't really see why i am more impolite than the poster of the original
> message - surely i could have phrased it more diplomatically but if
> someone - although recognizing his mistake - does not cancel and repost
> his message and just says that everyone should be able to read it and that
> he can be so kind to repost if requested this is not what i would call
> polite.
>
> And i have replied with a simple "please don't post multipart messages"
> before - this does not have much effect as it seems.  So in this case i
> tried to make it very clear that it is in the own interest of the poster
> not to do this.  If this is received as too personal i am sorry.
>
> Christoph
>
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