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From: esj@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Eric S. Johnson)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: Default behaviour on non-approved messages in moderated groups
Message-ID: <15688@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU>
Date: 21 May 88 16:17:53 GMT
References: <714@sater.cs.vu.nl> <732@fig.bbn.com> <7110@ki4pv.uucp>
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In article <7110@ki4pv.uucp> tanner@ki4pv.uucp (Dr. T. Andrews) writes:
>I think that we have all just about had our fill of <n> copies of
>unapproved articles for moderated groups being shuffled off to
>some [mythical] moderator.
>
>May I modestly suggest that "better" behaviour for inews might be:
>	(a) if it's a local posting, mail it to moderator
>	(b) otherwise, pick one or more of:
>		(1) write message in "log"
>		(2) write message in "errlog"
>		(3) save in "junk" newsgroup
>		(4) ignore lack of approval, save as normal
>

Not a bad idea, but there would be a gotcha for sites (like ours) 
where all posting is done via NNTP/rinews. Ya see, all posting via
remote inews are considered non-local to the news system that recieves
them. 

Perhaps instead of "non local" (as defined in the history and log
files) you should take action b is it comes from a site listed in
the sys file. (except local)


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