Path: utzoo!utgpu!NDSUVM1!NETNWS-L
Date:	Tue, 27 Feb 90 17:20:00 EST
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From:	Linda Littleton <LRL@PSUVM.bitnet>
Subject:      Re: Articles sent to the administrator
To:	UofToronto LAN redistribution <NETNWS-L@UTORGPU.uucp>
References:  HATHAWA AT GECRDVM1.BITNET -- Tue, 27 Feb 90 08:48:52 EDT
Message-ID: <90Feb27.173948est.57952@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca>
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>Every so often NETNEWS ARTICLEs appear in my reader as the NETNEWS
>administrator.  Could someone tell me why and under what circumstances
>that this happens.

All articles with a "Control:" tag in the headers, except for a "Control:
newgroup" for an unmoderated group, are sent to the administrator for
handling.  The article you listed had a "Control: rmgroup", telling you
that the group is being removed.  On other systems, 'rmgroup' is handled
automatically.  We decided not to, to avoid wars between people doing
'newgroup's and people doing 'rmgroup's.  So, you need to examine the
'rmgroup', and if it makes sense to you that the group should be removed,
issue SMSG NETNEWS RMGROUP <groupname>.