Re: press 4 to unlock core

bad sector <forgetski@postit_INVALID_.gov> wrote:

> Now I'll never know cause I coincidentally killed the 'bad' drive (see
> other answer to Paul).

I did not see KenW's subthread where Paul replied.  KenW doesn't want
his posts to be seen.

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KenW uses the "X-No-Archive: yes" header to request that hist posts not
get archived.  He doesn't think his post is important enough to stick
around.  Google has their expiration on such marked articles of 6 days.
For me, the expiration is instantaneously.  The user of that header does
not get to specify the retention time used by any NNTP server, web-based
forum linked to Usenet, or by anyone else.  

There are historic reasons for not wanting an article to get archived
indefinitely, but nowadays it is just rude in that it punches holes in a
discussion.  If you don't want what you say in public to become public
record then don't speak/post in public.  Duh!

Besides, asking that a post not stay archived at Google Groups has
absolutely no effect at other sites that still archive all the articles,
like at Howard Knight (http://al.howardknight.net/), or any web-based
forums that use an HTTP-to-NNTP gateway to link their web-based forum
(HTTP) to Usenet (NNTP).  Nor does KenW have control over quoting of his
content in replies.  Back when I used to not hide those posts, I would
not just quote the parent post trying to hide, but I also included all
its headers, so other users could see them.  I would unhide the poster
trying to hide.  X-No-Archive has become a useless header whose use is
rude in a public communication venue.

That header says a poster doesn't want their article to stick around.  I
comply with their wish to vaporize their post by doing so immediately.
KenW doesn't want his posts to be seen, so I don't see them, or any
replies to them in a subthread.  He gets exactly what he asked for from
me: no visibility.  Entirely his choice to [try to] get his posts to
disappear, but not his choice on when his posts disappear.  Google's
retention is 6 days.  Mine is zero.

</Rant>