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From: heiby@falkor.UUCP (Ron Heiby)
Newsgroups: misc.misc,news.misc
Subject: Re: The solution to: Re: "We don't get that newsgroup here"
Message-ID: <112@falkor.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jan 88 02:28:12 GMT
References: <693@brandx.rutgers.edu> <505@cresswell.quintus.UUCP>
Reply-To: heiby@mcdchg.UUCP (Ron Heiby)
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Richard A. O'Keefe (ok@quintus.UUCP) writes:
> Suppose we have (leaf)-->(link)-->(backbone) and (link) decides without
> asking (leaf) not to carry some newsgroup, (leaf) isn't to be allowed to
> post anything to any newsgroup?  Save us from our "friends".

There's a fairly simple fix for this problem.  (leaf) talks to the admin
over at (backbone) and tells him/her that the bum who administers (link)
is dropping newsgroups.  (leaf) and (backbone) then arrange things so
that instead of having:
		(leaf)-->(link)-->(backbone)
we have:
		(link)<->(leaf)<->(backbone)
Of course, (leaf) is no longer a *leaf* and will probably be expected
to pass along at least the newsgroups that (link) cut to the other
sites that (link) feeds that want those newsgroups.  (leaf) may not be
willing or able to do this.  Sorry, but that's just too bad.
-- 
Ron Heiby, heiby@mcdchg.UUCP	Moderator: comp.newprod & comp.unix
"Intel architectures build character."