What the [blank] is it with the THOUSANDS of posts?

[crackers]

Pardon my language, but WTF?!?!?!?! Where did these things come from and why are they here? When I get on here, I click on "Show new posts" - but 5248 new posts? In less than 12 hours? Did we get spammed by a mailing list or did somebody fat-finger something on the server?

[sailor]

maybe merged with another group???
strange...

[ilja]

As far as I see it, we merged with the
fedora-list@redhat.com and alt.os.linux.redhat. The idea is not bad and next time, when you log in there will be no 29,000 new messages, but it's a pity, that you can't post.

look, what I've found : http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16032

[Varkk]

ok...is there a way to have it so that when I click on the get new posts link it doesn't show up the usenet posts archive? Just over 2000 messages last night have made keeping up with the regular forum threads harder.

[ewdi]

for one time click Mark All read so next time it wont do it again, i already update it but cookies on your computer did not get updated

[crackers]

Originally posted by tux
for one time click Mark All read so next time it wont do it again, i already update it but cookies on your computer did not get updated
Well, apparently I got on in between the first merge and the last - because I got over 700 unread posts.

To be honest, guys - I am not amused. My poor ol' heart can't take surprises like this! :D

[ewdi]

sorry bud, next time i will prepare hard attack prevention schema in case anyone needs one :) :p

[Ug]

Originally posted by crackers
To be honest, guys - I am not amused. My poor ol' heart can't take surprises like this! :D I had just muttered a few explitives then too.

[crackers]

Originally posted by tux
sorry bud, next time i will prepare hard attack prevention schema in case anyone needs one :) :p
Thanks! Oh, and my wife appreciates it, too. Apparently she's not quite ready to cash in on the benefits package, such that it is...