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From: jsdy@hadron.UUCP (Joseph S. D. Yao)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: mod.sources
Message-ID: <46@hadron.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 23:46:15 EST
Article-I.D.: hadron.46
Posted: Thu Oct 24 23:46:15 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 31-Oct-85 04:22:18 EST
References: <593@tekigm.UUCP> <1457@teddy.UUCP> <1146@homxa.UUCP>
Reply-To: jsdy@hadron.UUCP (Joseph S. D. Yao)
Organization: Hadron, Inc., Fairfax, VA
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Keywords: mod
Summary: Why is a "mod" newsgroup?

In article <1146@homxa.UUCP> pnv@homxa.UUCP (P.VERMA) writes:
>Is this another way os aying that the articles are not posted immediately,
>and are (pardon the term) held up?

The reason for having 'mod' newsgroups is to let someone check the
unimpeded flow of drivel into a newsgroup.  He has to hold it up
as long as he (or she, chris) needs to, to read the incoming traffic
and let only reasonable messages on the net at a reasonable rate.
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	Joe Yao		hadron!jsdy@seismo.{CSS.GOV,ARPA,UUCP}