And it came to pass that Fabian Guisset wrote:

> I don't mean to sound pessimist, but the last few messages
> all concern NS4. What should we do?
> Like Alex, reply every time that it is the wrong newsgroup?
> (quite irritating and boring). Or ignore the poster (and
> risking more spam). 

Gently direct the miscreant in the proper direction.  Or ignore 
them until Alex or I do so.

> 
> Me think we should ignore the poster, but if someone like
> Alex is ok to reply to every post, then that's fine too.
> What we should not do is start answering those NS4 questions
> otherwise we'll turn into a NS4 support forum and that's the
> last thing we want. 
>  

I agree.  This is also how it is handled in the Netscape Secure 
groups when questions come to the wrong group.  A gentle 
pointer, and no off-topic advice is the best way to handle the 
issue.

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