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From: boba@gagme.wwa.com (Bob Allison)
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Subject: Talk: Why 'test' messages on rec.arts.ascii?
Date: 15 Jun 1994 19:08:26 -0500
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   Some of you may be wondering what the purpose of test messages on a 
moderated group is.

   Well, we had a problem.  The article address was changed the same day the 
group was created.  Some people were having trouble posting from some 
sites.

   So, some folks were sending test messages to see if their posts would 
get through.  I obviously didn't have to actually post them, since it was 
really a test of whether it get to me.  But I posted them so the tester 
could see for themselves.

   As to the newsmistress, I doubt she posted the test.  It was probably 
somebody else at her site who didn't know any better.

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