Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rutgers.rutgers.edu!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!ubc-vision!fornax!bby-bc!john From: john@bby-bc.UUCP (john) Newsgroups: news.misc Subject: Re: USENET anarchy ! - (nf) Message-ID: <145@bby-bc.UUCP> Date: Sun, 19-Jul-87 13:36:08 EDT Article-I.D.: bby-bc.145 Posted: Sun Jul 19 13:36:08 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 21-Jul-87 03:37:33 EDT References: <53200001@tub.UUCP> <1144@killer.UUCP> Organization: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada Lines: 8 Summary: mandatory > require that each local system getting their news from you in turn feeds other > local systems, and then using the freed capacity to improve connectivity (by I don't know about making it mandatory but I think it should be considered an obligation by those receiving a feed to pass it on unless they have a very good reason not to. If A feeds B and B refuses to feed C then A should feed C rather than B unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise. john