Bob
Wed Aug 20 16:49:01 PDT 2008
I have responded to all the replies although nobody knew the answer!!
"VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message
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> Bob B wrote:
>
>> I want to uninstal microsofts "my private folder" but I am unable to it
>> throught the add/remove programe. In fact when the dos screen appears the
>> computer freezes. Any suggestions
>> BB
>
> Read responses to your MULTI-posted copy of your article posted 2 days
> ago in 24hoursupport.helpdesk.
>
> Learn to cross-post:
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting
>
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/xpost.html
>
> A point not made is that N multiposted copies will consume N times the
> disk space for each of the separate copies of the same post.
> Crossposted messages have just *one* copy on the server with links in
> the newsgroups back to the same single copy. Multiposting wastes disk
> space on the server. Yes, your post may be small but remember that you
> consume N times the space on one server and then do so again on all the
> newsgroups servers worldwide. You waste more bandwidth getting N copies
> of your multiposted message distributed to all the newsgroups servers
> worldwide. Cross-posting has just one copy of the message on an NNTP
> server, and only one copy gets propagated to other NNTP servers.
>
> To those visiting the newsgroups, crossposting helps them see ALL the
> replies from those in the other RELATED newsgroup to which you linked
> your post. That way, they don't waste their time duplicating similar
> replies.
>
> Don't cross-post to more groups than needed if at all. Many consider
> cross-posting to more than 4 groups as rude and may filter out your
> post. The more groups you add, the less likely that they are related,
> the less accurate or focused are the targeted groups, or some of the
> included groups may already encompassed by another included but more
> general group. If the are subgroups under a topic, choose whether you
> will be specific or general in the targeted groups to which you post.
> Don't go shotgunning your post across multiple groups trying to capture
> as large an audience as possible as you will offend netizens with your
> poor aim.