Mark Lipton > wrote:

>> No "supersede" function with your newsreader?

> Many news servers no longer honor either supercedes

<nitpicking> super_s_edes </nitpicking>

> or cancels because of widespread abuse.

Really? Never heard of anything like that. My newsreader doesn't
offer the possibility to supersede or cancel anything else than my
own postings.

> These days, you're probably better off just replying to your own
> message with the correction should you need to correct yourself.

Hmmm. I do it quite frequently (although rarely in this group)
without any problem.

M.