Re: dom java xml getAttributeByID

• From: Andrew Thompson <seemysites@xxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 12:15:28 GMT

Rafael Amar wrote:

[multi-post]

I sorry i didn't know i couldn't ..

You have the technology to do so, but it it is not generally
productive, nor encouraged.  People who do it regularly tend
to become ignored very quickly (though a single time, through
lack of knowledge, does not matter much).

If a message is relevant to two groups, it is better to cross-post.
[ Then to get extra 'cred'[1] you might also set follow-ups to the
single most connected group, and put a sentence in the post
mentioning which group you have set the follow-ups to. ]

[1] Crediblility or respect for politeness and forethought.

Unfortunately the advice given out by your web based interface to
usenet is not entirely clear, on this page
<http://groups.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=12348&query=cross&topic=0&type=f>
it states..
"Few things annoy Usenet readers as much as multiple copies of
a posting appearing in multiple newsgroups (called "spamming").
A posting that is cross-posted (...good things about cross-posting)"

The thing they refer to as "spamming" has come to mean
"unsolicited advertising" (on any single group that
discourages or bans advertising), as opposed to posting
a message to a number of groups separately, that is
known as "multi-posting".
<http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=definition+%22multi-posting%22&btnG=Search&meta=>

Unfortunately, the general technique of spammers *is* to
multi-post, to as many groups as they can ley their grubby
little software on, so I can understand why the terms have
not yet gained a clear distinction.

[ Hope you solve the technical problem with getAttribute. ]

--
Andrew Thompson
physci, javasaver, 1point1c, lensescapes - athompson.info/andrew
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