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From: per@erix.UUCP (Per Hedeland XT/DU)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Non-existant newsgroups
Message-ID: <120@erix.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 25-Nov-83 06:28:37 EST
Article-I.D.: erix.120
Posted: Fri Nov 25 06:28:37 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 27-Nov-83 03:03:55 EST
Organization: L M Ericsson, Stockholm, Sweden
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Just a little reminder for some of you to check that the newsgroup you
submit an article to really exists. Since the problems with net.news.adm,
and because the number of newsgroups we receive here in the far-off corners
of civilization is, although slowly, increasing, we have the 'AUTONEWNG'
feature active, allowing articles with non-existant newsgroups to create
those groups locally.

This group is especially mistreated, since several people insist on calling
it 'net.news.groups'. Although I agree that it would be a better name, let's
stick to the correct one! Other examples are 'net.needed' and 'net.4bsd-bugs'.
(The article posted to the latter was posted to 'net.bugs.4bsd' *as well*;
how's that for safe driving?!)

Per Hedeland
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