Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!husc6!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!lll-tis!ptsfa!ihnp4!alberta!ncc!lyndon From: lyndon@ncc.UUCP (Lyndon Nerenberg) Newsgroups: comp.sources.d Subject: Re: A thought about USENET. Message-ID: <1443@ncc.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Jun-87 17:21:13 EDT Article-I.D.: ncc.1443 Posted: Tue Jun 16 17:21:13 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 21-Jun-87 08:40:56 EDT References: <2577@psuvax1.UUCP> <1408@oliveb.UUCP> <841@van-bc.UUCP> Organization: Nexus Computing Corp., Edmonton, AB Lines: 32 Keywords: Archive sources free-speech Summary: This works if the groups are moderated... In article <841@van-bc.UUCP>, sl@van-bc.UUCP (Stuart Lynne) writes: < < If this line could contain additional information such as the suggested file < name to store the posting then the expiration process could do a much more < intelligent job of saving the information. For example: < < Archive: sources/games/warp7.2 ( warp7 part 2 of 7 ) < Archive: sources/unix/smail2.3.4 ( smail 2.3 part 4 of 5 ) < < This would make an archivers life SO much easier. No more screwing around < trying to figure out what the names of the 57 files in your save directory < are, so you can rename them. < < Perhaps postnews could be modified to ask: < Is this a source posting? (y/n) < If the answer is yes: < What is the archive name of this posting? < < If none was given then it would not put the Archive: header in. This < presents two different questions which potential abusers would have to < answer before their message would be archived. I *like* the idea (this would also work well with the map distributions) however someone has to maintain a list of filenames. Otherwise, sooner or later (probably sooner), someone will inadvertently (or otherwise) use a duplicate name, zapping your old source in the process. THEREFORE, I would like to suggest that (if this is implemented) rnews be made to check the active file for the moderation status of the news- group. If, and only if, it's moderated should the Archive: header be used.