Crossposting

When cross-posting (short cross post, also Multiposting ) is defined as the simultaneous sending a contribution to multiple newsgroups or web forums. Thus, a larger number of readers is accomplished at the same time, the discussion is divided into different places and thus made ​​redundant under certain circumstances.

Cross-posting on Usenet

In a Usenet cross-posting is created by newsgroup: header not just one, but a list is entered from newsgroups.

In order to prevent a subsequent discussion of the contribution shatter, it is useful to continue them only in one of the forums. On Usenet, this is by setting a so-called Followup-To: header possible. In this, the author proposes a suitable for this newsgroup. Alternatively, by the value of "posters" are asked to send the replies to the original author directly by e -mail.

Excessive cross-posting is frowned upon on Usenet, but there are no exact rules. In particular, the attempt to spread advertising by cross-posting is rejected. The Breidbart index defines a calculation rule with which it can be determined whether it is spam with a cross-posting.

Multiposting

As a multi- postings is called on Usenet cross-postings, which are not generated using a list, but by repeatedly sending to only one newsgroup. This method is usually rejected by the users of Usenet, as it provides no way to lead the discussion in one place and thus to understand their history. In addition, it comes, depending on the number of newsgroups to a significantly higher memory consumption.

Cross Posting in Forums

Crosspostings as in Usenet are not possible in web forums in general, so that the term is used here interchangeably to Multiposting and refers to the setting of an identical contribution in various forums or sub-forums.

Similar to the multi Usenet postings are often rejected in the Forums, as thus created threads have no connection to each other and the discussion is thus performed redundantly in different places. In forums where multi- posting is allowed, a link to the thread with one another is required in most cases.

Deviating from this is called cross-posting in forums with even the almost simultaneous sending of various contributions of different users in one thread. Thus, the content traceability is at the usual chronological presentation of the postings difficult or it can slip covers occur.

• Usenet
• Web forum