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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>posting</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../P.html" title="P"/><link rel="previous" href="Postels-Prescription.html" title="Postel's Prescription"/><link rel="next" href="postmaster.html" title="postmaster"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">posting</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="Postels-Prescription.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">P</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="postmaster.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="posting"/><dt xmlns="" id="posting"><b>posting</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> Noun corresp. to v.: <a href="post.html"><i class="glossterm">post</i></a> (but note that
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<a href="post.html"><i class="glossterm">post</i></a> can be nouned). Distinguished from a
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‘letter’ or ordinary <a href="../E/email.html"><i class="glossterm">email</i></a> message by
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the fact that it is broadcast rather than point-to-point. It is not clear
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whether messages sent to a small mailing list are postings or email;
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perhaps the best dividing line is that if you don't know the names of all
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the potential recipients, it is a posting.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="Postels-Prescription.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../P.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="postmaster.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Postel's Prescription </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> postmaster</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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