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From: geoff@utcs.UUCP
Newsgroups: ont.general
Subject: cross-posting restrictions
Message-ID: <1986Aug15.033141.4997@utcs.uucp>
Date: Fri, 15-Aug-86 03:31:41 EDT
Article-I.D.: utcs.1986Aug15.033141.4997
Posted: Fri Aug 15 03:31:41 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 15-Aug-86 04:12:31 EDT
Organization: University of Toronto Computing Services, general purpose UNIX
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utcs is running C news, which has implemented some of the policy in B
2.11 news.  One notable feature is that, in order to prevent
cross-postings such as (in the brave new world)
comp.unix.wizards,rec.auto (yes, I have seen the equivalent old-style
cross-posting), B 2.11 and C news insist that all newsgroups in the
Newsgroups: line must be in the same "newsgroup class" (i.e. must all
start with the same word).  This means that cross-postings such as
ont.general,tor.general will be quietly dropped by any B 2.11 or C news
site (currently including utcs and soon to include utzoo).  This feature
will spread as more sites pick up B 2.11 or C news.
-- 
Geoff Collyer		utzoo!utcs!geoff, geoff@cs.toronto.cdn
``Lack of planning on your part does not justify an emergency on mine.''