Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 14:46:49 09/22/98
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On September 22, 1998 at 17:22:38, Don Beal wrote: >I posted a followup to a message 3 days old (yes I know that's >prehistoric by web/newsgroup standards.. :-)). > >My followup does not appear on the main page. >It is only detectable by looking at previous pages until one hits the >page with the old thread, then my message appears as a new message >within the old thread. > >Is this deliberate policy? I had previously assumed that all >messages posted within the time frame of the main page would >appear on the main page. > >Bug or feature? Feature. Things stick around until they are > 36 hours old, then you don't see them unless you are willing to go to extra work. Threads tend to disappear unless people respond to them. Sometimes we lose good thread this way, but the alternative is to have the index page be miles long. You can see older stuff by using "Filter Messages". bruce
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