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From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: cleaning up the net -- software sol
Message-ID: <2997@nsc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 22:58:55 EDT
Article-I.D.: nsc.2997
Posted: Thu Jul 18 22:58:55 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 20-Jul-85 09:34:06 EDT
References: <2961@nsc.UUCP> <1300007@ccvaxa>
Reply-To: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach)
Organization: The Dreamer Fithp
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Summary: 

In article <1300007@ccvaxa> preece@ccvaxa.UUCP writes:
>I don't mind the hitlist if it only controls the DISPLAY of items,
>but I still think the flow THROUGH a site should be untrammeled.

This does not solve the potential legal liability of a site for carrying
the news around, and there is no way to use the 'F' flag of the sys file
and not store the offending articles on your database, breaking many of the
batching schemes in use on the net. 

>Length limits are a definite lose.

Based on my mail, I'll be happy to agree. The advantages seem to be 
questionable, and the implementation looks to be REAL quirky, especially if
you want to mail the offending stuff back instead of silently truncating
(which I don't want to do...)
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:From the ex-USENET fascist:                      Chuq Von Rospach
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