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From: shannon@sun.uucp (Bill Shannon)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: handling of moderated newsgroups in 2.11
Message-ID: <9780@sun.uucp>
Date: Mon, 1-Dec-86 15:43:04 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  1 15:43:04 1986
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References: <9732@sun.uucp> <2476@diamond.Diamond.BBN.COM>
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Summary: documentation not fixed

In article <2476@diamond.Diamond.BBN.COM>, mlandau@Diamond.BBN.COM (Matt Landau) writes:
> In newsgroup news.software.b (article <9732@sun.uucp>), shannon@sun.uucp (Bill 
> Shannon) writes:
> > [Comments on how news 2.11 deals with moderation and the problems this
> >  causes in setting up local moderated groups.]
> 
> What you really do is install news 2.11 patch #1 posted to the net recently
> by Rick Adams.  In the midst of many other fixes there is a fix for local
> moderated groups that allows you to specify the moderator's address in
> the /usr/lib/news/mailpaths file BEFORE the backbone entry.

I installed patch #1 as soon as I got it, before installing 2.11.  I guess
I missed the one line in the middle of all those bugs that were fixed that
said:

        There was no way to have moderated local groups.

Of course, that's hardly documentation on how to have moderated local
groups.  Yes, of course I can read the code, by I'd rather not.  Perhaps
future patches could be separated into bug fix patches and enhancement
patches.  Certainly enhancement patches should also patch the documentation
(adding diff marks, if possible).  This is not to knock the fine job done
by all involved with 2.11, but more in the way of suggestions for the
future.

Thanks for your help, Matt.

			Bill