Re: excessive agent downloading

On Thu, 18 May 2017 03:22:57 +0000, Duncan wrote:


> The way it /used/ to work, and lacking info to the contrary, I assume
> still does, gmane would send the address used an email, asking for a
> reply to confirm, before a first posting to any list not yet posted to
> via gmane before by that address.


I never found this to work very well.  I can't recall the details, but 
gmane didn't always ask for a reply to confirm.  Sometimes it works, 
sometimes not.


-Thufir