| cross-posting |
Posting a message to more than one group by including several
newsgroup names in the newsgroups header. This can be a recipe for confusion and in most
cases is best avoided. Multi-posting (posting the same message separately
to more than one group) should never be done (see spam below). |
| spam |
Posting the same article separately to a large number of
newsgroups (see section 12 on Net Abuse). |
| flame |
A rude and personal attack on an individual. |
| troll |
A deliberately off-topic or outrageous article, posted to
disrupt a newsgroup by soliciting maximum response. |
| header |
Technical information normally hidden at the start of a
message (in Turnpike, press Ctrl-H to see a header). |
| f.u. |
Follow-ups. The poster has included a header to direct
replies either to a more appropriate newsgroup or to the poster's email address (perhaps
because the subject has become off-topic or of merely personal interest). |
| moderated |
A newsgroup in which articles must be posted via a moderator,
who vets their suitability for the group. Only a small minority of groups are moderated. |