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From: Peter Boettcher <boettcher@ll.mit.edu>
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Doug Schwarz <see@sig.for.address.edu> writes:

> In article <fbdji4$rg6$1@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca>,
>  roberson@ibd.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca (Walter Roberson) wrote:
>
>> In article <see-307B58.01541902092007@news.frontiernet.net>,
>> Doug Schwarz  <see@sig.for.address.edu> wrote:
>> >(And I apologize for my tone if you never 
>> >received Walter's reply.)
>> 
>> The Matlab Central newsreader appears not to have received any
>> usenet postings since about 21:30 GMT Thurs Aug 30th.
>> 
>> I sent Mathworks a message about this early Saturday afternoon,
>> but unless someone happens to sneak in some overtime on the weekend,
>> I'm not expecting this to be looked into until Tuesday (after
>> the holiday).
>
> Well, interestingly, I just checked MATLAB Central and *my* post is 
> there (made via usenet), but yours is not.  Go figure.
>
> So, I'm sorry G.A.M. for my tone and in case Walter's reply never 
> arrives, here's what he said:

[snip copy of Walter's post]

This is PRECISELY why we like to quote and interleave responses.  It
allows a meaningful followup and conversation even when various
servers/gateways/gremlins eat messages.

BTW, another vote for the traditional USENET usage of trimming quotes
and interspersing responses.  This IS still a USENET group, no matter
how much The Mathworks tries to obscure that fact.

-Peter