Re: Password Policy
From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 01/20/05
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Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:16:01 -0700
In news:OtL9sDo$EHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
Marianne Lindstrom <marianne@nospam.com> typed:
> Please explain the difference between cross-posting and
> multi-posting
> - as you see it?
Cross-posting is addressing a single message to more than one
group, which is what he did. This message is crossposted to
microsoft.public.dk.windowsxp,
microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,
microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage,
microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize,
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general, and
microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Multi-posting is sending a separate message to more than one
group.
> In this particular case, Morten got an answer in a
> different group, but there's no record of that in this group,
In that case, besides crossposting, he also multri-posted, which
I didn't realize.
> so how
> do you know when to answer - if you have an answer - unless you
> check
> all the groups he posted to.
You don't. Multi-posting is always a bad thing to do under all
circumstances, as I said in my original message. You don't even
know what other groups he posted to. Because he cross-posted, I
hadn't realized that he also multi-posted.
> People reading this group didn't see an
> answer to the question.
Exactly.
> I don't think it's terrible behavior what Morten did, but I
> think
> it's bad behavior - and certainly not very considerate towards
> the
> readers or towards you guys who spend a lot of time answering
> questions.
If he multi-posted, I agree with you. If it's just crossposting,
I don't think it usually deserves the bad rap it often gets,
which was the point of my reply to you.
-- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup > =============== > "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> skrev i en > meddelelse > news:up9dRcn$EHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >> In news:ewjMkUn$EHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl, >> Marianne Lindstrom <marianne@nospam.com> typed: >> >> > You've sent this to a dozen different groups. It's against >> > the >> > rules >> > to cross post. With this kind of behavior, you don't deserve >> > an >> > answer! >> >> >> Rules? There are no rules against crossposting. *Excessive* >> crossposting is frowned upon. Crossposting to a bunch of >> unrelated groups is often the work of a spammer and is >> reprehensible. >> >> But there's nothing wrong with crossposting to a few related >> groups. It's far better, for example, than multi-posting >> (sending >> the same message separately to more than one newsgroup) which >> just fragments the thread, so someone who answers in one >> newsgroup doesn't get to see answers from others in another >> newsgroup. The result of admonishments like yours is often >> that >> people, fearing complaints, multipost when they should have >> crossposted. >> >> He crossposted to seven groups (not a dozen), which is a few >> more than is usally advisable. But it's certainly not such >> terrible behavior that it justifies a response like yours. >> >> -- >> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User >> Please reply to the newsgroup >> >> >> >> > "Morten H Andersen" <na@na.na> skrev i en meddelelse >> > news:%23e9aQWT$EHA.1604@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> >> Hi :-) >> >> >> >> Is it possible to set the password policy attributes in the >> >> registration database or with a commandline? >> >> >> >> regards >> >> >> >> - Morten H Andersen -
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