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Brad Rogers wrote:

> On 19-Jul-00 08:14:42, Patrick Ford wrote something about Re: Traffic to All,
> 
> Hello Patrick,
> 
> >Can you explain what is meant by "non-existent heirarchy" please?
> 
> Officially, the heirarchy `amiga.*' doesn't exist.  Thus, like `alt.*' news
> servers aren't obliged to carry it.
 
Where is the official definition of the heirarchies? I thought Usenet was
completely anarchic. What regulating bodies are there? What powers do they
have? What powers do they exert? Is there any other recourse to complain
about spam apart form complaining to ISPs of source?

And are you saying alt. groups are outside the official heirarchy?

Also I don't understand your reference to obligation to carry NGs. My news
server carries only 18000, probably about a quarter of all that there
are.  It appears that they have limited themselves to what they choose to
carry.


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