On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 18:02:11 GMT, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, shplink
<shplink@removeme.shplink.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 00:29:35 -0400, Jay T. Blocksom
> <usenet01+SPAMBLOCK@appropriate-tech.net> wrote:
>
[snip]
> >
> >OK, this is at least the third *different* version to be labeled
> >"[updated July 30, 2003]". You really need to be consistent with your
> >posting style, etc., if that attempt at "version control" is going to be
> >at all useful.
>
> Hi Jay, I am guessing you are referring to my word wrap -er- "issues"?
[snip]

Could be, but I thought you'd said you got that straightened out?

In any event... When, after downloading the news headers, you see wildly
different line counts (in this case, 486, 550, and 417, respectively) for a
periodic posting, you *can't* reasonably assume that it is still the same
"version", regardless of what the "Subject:" line might claim.

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Jay T. Blocksom
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