Stefan's headers [was:Names and identifiers]

[Ned Batchelder]

On 6/8/18 2:34 AM, Thomas Jollans wrote:
> On 07/06/18 22:36, Peter Pearson wrote:
>
>> X-Copyright: (C) Copyright 2018 Stefan Ram. All rights reserved. Distribution through any means
>>    other than regular usenet channels is forbidden. It is forbidden to publish this article in the
>>    Web, to change URIs of this article into links,        and to transfer the body without this
>>    notice, but quotations        of parts in other Usenet posts are allowed.
> As discussed previously [1], this arguably means that it's best if you
> don't even quote his messages if your posts are mirrored on the mailing
> list (as most people's are).
>
> [1]. https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2017-November/728635.html

The restriction is absurd, and the idea that people will obey the 
restriction in the headers is absurd. If Stefan posts to a newsgroup in 
this day and age, he knows full well that his words will end up on http 
servers somewhere.  He needs to get over it, or stop posting to newsgroups.

--Ned.