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From: drg@rlvc.UUCP (Duncan Gibson)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: problem with 2.11 - sys file broken
Message-ID: <1986@rlvd.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 15-Dec-86 13:34:16 EST
Article-I.D.: rlvd.1986
Posted: Mon Dec 15 13:34:16 1986
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In article <1910@ptsfa.UUCP> dsp@ptsfa.UUCP (David St.Pierre) writes:
>
>Fine, let's have an article with no distribution default to "world".
>But how about having a sys line with NO distribution default to ALL?

Why not have the missing distribution default to the the most restricted
distribution, ie the local organisation? Certainly no wider than the 'state'!
That way, the whole world doesn't get to see articles from novice users
about used cars and lost ear rings!
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