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Subject:Re: Seeking alternative to NEWS.CIS.DFN
Date:Wed, 17 Sep 2003 10:29:19 GMT
From:Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
Newsgroups:alt.free.newsservers,news.software.readers
Far Canal <me@privacy.net> wrote:
[deleted]
> A very good reason never to use a real id on Usenet.

  A "real id" is an ambiguous term, but assuming that you are (also)
referring to yourself, then why did you post with your w@w.com address
(first 'w' with three extra characters and second 'w' with four)?
AFAICT, w.com was a valid domain at the time.