[linux-elitists] On forwards and references

[Teh Entar-Nick]

Teh Entar-Nick:
> For most technical lists, it is preferrable to post a gmane link,
> especially the sort that include the Message ID:
> 
> http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=%3cPine.LNX.4.64.0707171054010.11818%40lilith.rgb.private.net%3e

I just remembered how sneakums does it in IRC:

http://mid.gmane.org/Pine.LNX.4.64.0707171054010.11818@lilith.rgb.private.net

Far more compact, and contains everything you need to know about the
message!  

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Hey, how come nobody here in the future               Nick Moffitt
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