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From: ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Re: net.flame will no longer be distributed by many sites
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Date: Fri, 15-Nov-85 19:53:17 EST
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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.

Besides, rmgrouping won't do any good unless you specifically stop
redistributing a group.  It just keeps coming back.

-Ron