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From: jef@well.sf.ca.us (Jef Poskanzer)
Newsgroups: alt.sources.d,alt.config
Subject: Re: PLEASE post only sources to alt.sources
Message-ID: <23741@well.sf.ca.us>
Date: 21 Mar 91 16:32:19 GMT
References: <1991Mar20.123858.5214@druid.uucp>
Reply-To: Jef Poskanzer <jef@well.sf.ca.us>
Organization: Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric, Ada Lovelace Cabal
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In the referenced message, darcy@druid.uucp (D'Arcy J.M. Cain) wrote:
}Any reason why this requires a moderated newsgroup?  Why not just set up
}the daemon to monitor the current newsgroup?  That way there is no need
}to change the group and some site admin with SFB can't decide to get around
}the moderation by setting up their own system.  The only difference that
}I see is that the follow-up can't be automatically changed but that really
}isn't the biggest problem in the group now.

Right.  Rich Skrenta pointed this out too.  I suppose the daemon could
take a "Followup-To: alt.sources.d" as evidence that the poster didn't
need a reminder.

Lest anyone claim this is just the same old form-letter-flame system
we have now, the significant difference is that there would be precisely
one site doing this.
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Jef

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