Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 (MC840302); site mcvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcvax!piet From: piet@mcvax.UUCP (Piet Beertema) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: *****Net.politics to Europe, Lets start world.politics***** Message-ID: <5875@mcvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 22-Jun-84 11:37:01 EDT Article-I.D.: mcvax.5875 Posted: Fri Jun 22 11:37:01 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 24-Jun-84 00:00:30 EDT References: <225@west44.UUCP> <83@chalmers.UUCP> <261@haring.UUCP> <502@erix.UUCP> <253@west44.UUCP> Organization: CWI, Amsterdam Lines: 11 Well, the "Distribution" was put up as a solution to the problem long ago already when there was a heavy debate on creating groups like "world.general". BUT lots of people still don't use it, be it through ignorance, lazyness or just a habit to hit the RETURN key on the "Distribution" line. Perhaps it should be done the hard way: refuse to send an article UNLESS a specific distribution is given (so just RETURN not allowed). -- Piet Beertema, CWI, Amsterdam ...{decvax,philabs}!mcvax!piet