Re: can't reply to post

Robert Holtzman <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.network.slrn.user
Message-ID <alpine.DEB.2.00.0811162129350.27213@localhost>
On Sat, 15 Nov 2008, John E. Davis wrote:

> Robert Holtzman <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I just tried to reply to a post by Jörg Sommer using Alpine as my email
>> client. I got an error message saying I hadn't defined an NNTP server. I
>> have no idea what an NNTP server could possibly have to do with sending
>> email. I have posted to this group in the past and have never seen this
>> error. If this email goes thru It will mean that it didn't occur now
>> (obviously). Can someone shed some light on this?
>
> I suspect that it is because his messages to this list contain this header:
>
>   Newsgroups: local.mailinglist.slrn

I'll take your word for it but it doesn't make much sense to me.

Thanks.

-- 
Bob Holtzman
"If you think you're getting free lunch,
  check the price of the beer"

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