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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.