Xref: utzoo news.admin:11583 news.software.b:6432 Path: utzoo!utstat!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!bbn.com!papaya.bbn.com!rsalz From: rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz) Newsgroups: news.admin,news.software.b Subject: Is the "ME:" entry in news/sys really needed? Message-ID: <3131@papaya.bbn.com> Date: 20 Dec 90 18:21:39 GMT Followup-To: news.admin Organization: BBN Systems and Technology, Inc. Lines: 8 B2.11 and Cnews both support the a site named "ME" in the sys file as the localhost, defining what groups the site accepts. Is it really needed? Doesn't the active file tell you what newsgroups you receive? I suppose it could be used for checking distributions, right? How important is it, really? -- Please send comp.sources.unix-related mail to rsalz@uunet.uu.net. Use a domain-based address or give alternate paths, or you may lose out.