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    From E.D.G.@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Feb 16 08:15:58 2024
    Test - ignore February 15, 2024

    Test post to see if my Newsgroup post program is working.


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  • From Skip Montanaro@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Feb 16 11:29:42 2024

    Test post to see if my Newsgroup post program is working.

    Aim your test messages at alt.test, please.


    I agree that basic Usenet connectivity messages should go to alt.test. It's
    not clear from the original post, but if the poster's aim was to see if
    posts to comp.lang.python traverse the gateway and show up on this list,
    then alt.test won't help.

    Skip



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  • From dn@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Feb 16 11:37:32 2024
    On 16/02/24 13:29, Skip Montanaro via Python-list wrote:

    Test post to see if my Newsgroup post program is working.

    Aim your test messages at alt.test, please.


    I agree that basic Usenet connectivity messages should go to alt.test. It's not clear from the original post, but if the poster's aim was to see if
    posts to comp.lang.python traverse the gateway and show up on this list,
    then alt.test won't help.

    Coincidentally (I hope), today have received a couple of poorly-executed spam/phishing messages purporting to be from this list or "Tutor".

    --
    Regards,
    =dn

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  • From MRAB@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Feb 16 11:49:25 2024
    On 2024-02-16 00:29, Skip Montanaro via Python-list wrote:

    Test post to see if my Newsgroup post program is working.

    Aim your test messages at alt.test, please.


    I agree that basic Usenet connectivity messages should go to alt.test. It's not clear from the original post, but if the poster's aim was to see if
    posts to comp.lang.python traverse the gateway and show up on this list,
    then alt.test won't help.

    True, but did the poster really need to send another one to say "yes,
    that worked"?

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  • From Skip Montanaro@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Feb 16 12:40:07 2024

    True, but did the poster really need to send another one to say "yes,
    that worked"?


    Maybe to test the bidirectionality of the gateway? =F0=9F=A4=B7 If the mess= ages stop
    I think we can let it die. It's not like this sort of activity is a regular occurrence. (A bigger problem for me was always Usenet posters who used
    fake email addresses.)

    Skip

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  • From Grizzy Adams@3:633/280.2 to All on Fri Feb 16 21:43:12 2024
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    Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 16:02, Tony Oliver via Python-list wrote:
    Re: test-ignore (at least in part)

    On Thursday 15 February 2024 at 21:16:22 UTC, E.D.G. wrote:
    Test - ignore February 15, 2024

    Test post to see if my Newsgroup post program is working.

    Aim your test messages at alt.test, please.

    or alt.test.ignore

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  • From Science Researcher@3:633/280.2 to All on Sun Feb 18 16:17:14 2024
    "Lawrence D'Oliveiro" wrote in message news:uqrik4$lrc1$1@dont-email.me...

    On Sat, 17 Feb 2024 17:00:59 -0600, Science Researcher wrote:

    "Lawrence D'Oliveiro" wrote in message
    news:uqmbp3$3hsa6$1@dont-email.me...

    If I remember correctly, I had to get the installation program
    from a third party site.

    I’m sure that was a perfectly trustworthy site, no doubt ...

    Comment: My moderately expensive computer virus program can be instructed
    to check the contents of downloaded EXE programs and other types of programs or ZIP files. It appears to do a fairly good job with that. But, you are correct. People should be careful regarding what they download.


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