Actually under old Usenet rules, the X-No-Archive: yes was started so
not all posts would be archived. This gave posters a choice on whether
they wanted their messages archived or not. I do not know if this is
still done today after Google seems to have taken over the role of
operating Usenet.

My biggest beef, and I will be showing my knowledge of Usenet, is some
people began archiving recipes and then charging for them through their
recipe collections. I have no problem freely sharing recipes but what
gets my craw is seeing someone financially benefit for all the efforts
put in by people who freely post.

At least trying to use the X-No-Archive: yes should slow down this
process.

Mary

Serendipity wrote:
> Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
>snippage...
>
> My thoughts on not archiving recipes are that somewhere someone is
going
> to archive. That tag means nothing because each time someone sees a
> recipe, they may or may not save it. I am grateful for each tried
and
> true recipe posted. I try them and if we don't like the dish, it
gets
> tossed. As far as getting credit for recipes, yes it is nice. If
you
> don't want to share them (a pity) don't post them. Once they are
> posted, you have no control over how they are used.