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From: karl@osu-eddie.UUCP (Karl Kleinpaste)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Re: net.flame will no longer be distributed by many sites
Message-ID: <791@osu-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-Nov-85 10:02:31 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 14 10:02:31 1985
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> >net.flame will no longer be distributed by or through the following sites:
> >	seismo, cbosgd, hao, decvax, gatech, burl, sdcsvax
> >No rmgroup will be issued.
>
> WHY NOT???
> 
> Seriously, since net.bizarre was rmgrouped, why can't net.flame be rmgrouped
> as well?

Because too many people write flames to net.news.group when rmgroups
are sent out.  Then again, now they're writing flames when rmgroups
*aren't* sent out.  So the news administrators at the backbone sites
can't win -- someone is *always* mad at them.
-- 
Karl Kleinpaste