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From: david@ukma.UUCP (David Herron)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Questions about mod.*, distributions, etc.
Message-ID: <326@ukma.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 23:12:28 EST
Article-I.D.: ukma.326
Posted: Tue Nov 27 23:12:28 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 08:01:10 EST
Organization: Univ. of KY Mathematical Sciences
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Hello, I am new to the net so forgive my ignorance.  Apparently the
net had done some changing since the documentation I have was written.

What is all this stuff about moderated newsgroups, distributions, etc.
I have seen enough to know basically what they are, but lack some specifics.

For instance, my software here will (I think) allow me to post to a
"moderated" newsgroup.  So much for security, right?  wrong?  (No, it
doesn't.  Just tried it.)  But at any rate, I haven't gotten anything
come through on mod.* except a few test messages a couple weeks ago.
Are things going out to mod.* newsgroups?  If so, do I need to get on
the people upstream to get them to feed it on down?

Distributions.  Are they only something in 2.10.2?   Are you supposed
to be able to say "usa.religion" and have a message appear as "net.religion"
but only on sites in usa?  Or is it just a newsgroup, and everybody that
connects to foreign sites agree not to forward usa.*?

Are these things that are currently in force?  Or is it just something
being worked on currently?  (Lots of questions and no answers.)

AD(I thank you all)VANCE

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David Herron (University of Kentucky Department of Mathatical Sciences)
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