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I agree with your sentiments.

Cross-posting should be reserved for those very obscure questions that are difficult to get any response from at all. At best, it can generate a cross-group discussion, but at worst, it can be almost as irritating as multiposting. And if it is a very obscure question, I don't think the regulars mind a multi-post, because they understand the situation.

Brian


Brian:

I often find that cross-posting turns out worse than multi-posting. For example, if you cross-post to both

microsoft.public.vc.language
comp.lang.c++

the thread will very likely run into a buzz-saw sooner or later. Throw microsoft.public.vc.mfc or comp.lang.c++.moderated in there and it's pretty much guaranteed.

Better, in this case, IMHO, is "customized multi-posting".

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David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP

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