Cross-Posting

Cross-Posting - Since usenet news are divided by topic areas, posting a message to more than one newsgroup is sometimes necessary. This should only be practiced when the material is relevant and of interest to the readers of more than one newsgroup. The number one rule to follow regarding cross-pointing is that it should never be used indiscriminately.Avoid cross-posting to groups that are branches of the same sub-hierarchy, that is don't cross-post to adjacent newsgroups. Cross-Posting can be beneficial to users who wish to reach a larger usenet audience of a topic that spreads across multiple newsgroups. Because of this as well, it has alternatively led to abuse, therefore cross-posting may be subjected to filters if crosses spam filters negatively.

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