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From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: Re: mod groups don't work -- here is someone else with a problem
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Date: Sat, 22-Feb-86 02:56:57 EST
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In article <1934@saber.UUCP> msc@saber.UUCP (Mark Callow) writes:
>
>The problem I have with the mod groups is replying to the author of
>a given article using the 'r' command.  This is an impossible problem
>with digests which is only one reason why I dislike them.  With non-
>digested mod groups it depends on the moderator.  Some take care to see
>that the "From:" line reflects the author.  With some it always shows
>the moderator's address.

The difficulty of replying to a digest in a moderated newsgroup is not
a problem with the concept of mod groups but mostly with stubborn
Internet mailing list moderators who refuse to send letters out one at
a time as a special case for USENET.  They are serving their first and
primary audience, the Internet community, who prefer digests.

Before USENET had mod groups, Internet mailing lists were gatewayed
into fa.all groups, which were also digested or not, at the whim of
the Internet moderator.

The introduction of mod groups has not made the digest situation any
worse. In fact, I think some mailing lists (telecom, for example)
changed from digested to undigested as seen on USENET thanks to the
efforts of Erik Fair, who while converting the mailing lists from
fa.all to mod.all also found time to persuade some mailing list
moderators to convert.

I happen to hate digests with a strong passion, but let's not blame
it on mod groups.
-- 
 Noah, this is God speaking. I'm going to make it rain for forty days
 and forty nights. In California.

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