Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site wnuxb.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mgnetp!hw3b!wnuxb!netnews
From: netnews@wnuxb.UUCP (Heiby)
Newsgroups: net.news.b
Subject: sys file trouble
Message-ID: <429@wnuxb.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 12-Mar-85 14:04:04 EST
Article-I.D.: wnuxb.429
Posted: Tue Mar 12 14:04:04 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 14-Mar-85 03:01:39 EST
Organization: AT&T - Warrenville Data Center, IL
Lines: 39

In an attempt to reduce the amount of disk space taken up by zero
content newsgroups, we are trying to prevent articles from certain
groups from being sent to us.  We are running 2.10.2 and our feed is
(I believe) running 2.10.1.  Here is a portion of our (1 and only)
feed's sys file.
---
> wnuxb:net,net.all,!net.flame:F:/mis/netnews/spool/batch/wnuxb
> wnuxb:fa,att,chi,mod,na,usa,to.wnuxb:F:/mis/netnews/spool/batch/wnuxb
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Here is my sys file's entry for me.
---
> wnuxb:net,fa,mod,chi,att,usa,na,to::
---------
There are a couple of other !net.something before and after the
"!net.flame" in that first line.  All are seperated by commas.
The thing is, that we are still getting these articles.  Here is
the header from an example.
---
> Relay-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site wnuxb.UUCP
> Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihdev.UUCP
> Path: wnuxb!hw3b!mgnetp!ihnp4!ihdev!rjv
> From: rjv@ihdev.UUCP (ron vaughn)
> Newsgroups: net.flame
> Subject: arndt, the <bleep>-head, my final words
> Message-ID: <187@ihdev.UUCP>
> Date: 11 Mar 85 19:28:29 GMT
> Date-Received: 12 Mar 85 12:37:41 GMT
> Distribution: net
> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
> Lines: 40
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Does anyone know what needs to be done to keep certain groups from
being transmitted?  Several weeks ago, I recall a long article which
I think explained all this.  Unfortunately, I didn't save it as I didn't
think I'd ever need it.  Thanks.
-- 
Ronald W. Heiby / ihnp4!{wnuxa!heiby|wnuxb!netnews}
AT&T Information Systems, Inc.
Lisle, IL  (CU-D21)