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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
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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