Rusty Carruth wrote:
> <soapbox+OT+streamOfConsciousness mode>
> note '*' - 'post' IS NOT THE RIGHT NAME, and I'm a little irritated with
> myself for using it. This AIN'T usenet news! These AIN'T POSTS, blastit!
> So I apologize posthumously ;-) for misusing the word. But what *is*
> this called? I'd hate to only be able to say "Also, I've seen a message
> from someone on the list ..." Hmm. Maybe that's not so bad
> after all!
> </soapbox+OT+streamOfConsciousness mode>
"Post" has many definitions, both as verb and noun. One of them is to
consign to the postal service (letter carrier), a verb. An item so
consigned is a noun. On the net, the carrier is different, but the
process is the same, so once you have pressed your "send" button, you
have posted your "post".
Also, on a mailing list, an original message is anything but private.
The effect of posting to a mailing list has an effect functionally
equivalent to posting a message on a public bulletin board.
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