Posted by Rick Merrill on 04/28/07 12:26

Martin Heffels wrote:
> On 28 Apr 2007 06:21:18 GMT, "Povl H. Pedersen" <povlhp@povlhp.local>
> wrote:
>
>> You actually can send cancel messages from your newsreader. I have been
>> thinking about doing this, but it is no simple job.
>
> Uhm, sure, if the ISP actually _does_ the cancel (not likely). Besides,
> archives usually grab anything, and do not cancel, because that is what
> they are supposed to be, an archive :-)
> Maybe if you have a lot of money, and buy up Google (and all kind of other
> archivers), you can delete your own stuff ;-)
>
> cheers
>
> -martin-


Google can delete slander, etc., but you'll need to send 'em a
registered letter most of the time! (unless you're the FBI)

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