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From: tale@pawl.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: How can I remain calm?
Message-ID: <1989Oct13.222254.1415@rpi.edu>
Date: 13 Oct 89 22:22:54 GMT
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Me> brodie@moocow.mcw.edu requested the sys file of every site in the
Me> world with a "sendsys" control message.

In <1239@decatl.dec.com> hoyt@bessie.nac.dec.com (Kurt Hoyt) writes:
Kurt> I have received 35 of these -- no make that 36: another just
Kurt> arrived -- is there anyway to shut this down at my end without
Kurt> turning off news?

I'm not quite sure I understand this.  You've received 36 of the sys
files that were sent to moocow?  You mean via UUCP in your spool area
or something?  Or mailed to you?

This is one of those things that unfortunately does little good to
cancel after its been sent out; for example, a newgroup that has a day
to propagate is going to hit an awful lot of sites and cancelling the
newgroup posting won't be the same as an rmgroup -- what's done is
done.  The same applies for sendsys; that request has probably hit
over 80% of the sites that will receive it, and a cancel isn't likely
to catch up to it before it hits the rest.  Most of all, turning off
news at your site is probably completely irrelevant to the current
problem you are having.

Dave
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