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Blinky the Shark

2005-08-25, 11:29 pm

I haven't seen anybody in news.software.readers providing feedback here
in a.w.w (only in n.s.r[1]) but here's something solid form there, today

<q>

> Like http://howardk.freenix.org/ that gives a msg-ID report (headers for
> bins as well) just without the ability to attach on the end, I dont think
> its ever missed in the years I have used it.

A small test indicates that howardk.freenix.org is probably 'better'
than message-id.net. The former finds <news:anews.Aucbarpa.111>, the
oldest News article in Google Groups, while the latter doesn't, probably
due to the 'strange'/old format of the MID.

</q>

[1]The typical reaction there boils down to: "Nothing new."

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Toby Inkster

2005-08-26, 4:28 am

Blinky the Shark wrote:

> A small test indicates that howardk.freenix.org is probably 'better'
> than message-id.net. The former finds <news:anews.Aucbarpa.111>, the
> oldest News article in Google Groups, while the latter doesn't, probably
> due to the 'strange'/old format of the MID.

Try including the <angled brackets>. This will force Message-ID.net to
find a message ID regardless of whether it contains an @-sign.

http://message-id.net/<anews.Aucbarpa.111>

Including the angled brackets has been possible since the site launch, but
I've not made a song and dance of it. I've now changed all the examples on
the site to use angled brackets though.

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Blinky the Shark

2005-08-26, 7:51 am

Toby Inkster wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
>
> Try including the <angled brackets>. This will force Message-ID.net to
> find a message ID regardless of whether it contains an @-sign.
>
> http://message-id.net/<anews.Aucbarpa.111>

If I run across that thread, I'll pass that along.

> Including the angled brackets has been possible since the site launch, but
> I've not made a song and dance of it. I've now changed all the examples on
> the site to use angled brackets though.

I love it when a plan comes together. :)

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