Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Apr 11)

John Hazen john at hazen.net
Thu Apr 14 20:57:23 EDT 2005


* Dave Brueck <dave at pythonapocrypha.com> [2005-04-14 07:49]:
[Roel Schroeven]
> >Not that it really matters, but does anybody know why the weekly Python
> >news always arrives twice? Does it only happen to me, or does it happen
> >to others too?
> >
> >It's not that it irritates me or anything, I'm just being curious.

[Dave Brueck]
> I just thought it was for emphasis.

My theory has always been that it's posted once to python-list, and once
to usenet, and the bridge dutifully sends each message to the other
domain.

(And, yes.  (Obviously) I get two copies, as well.  I've meen meaning to
ask the same question.)

-John



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