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An article was posted to the following newsgroups with the subject
"soc.couples.intercultural - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)":
 news.groups,soc.couples,soc.culture.african.american,
 soc.culture.asian.american,alt.culture.us.asian-indian,soc.misc,
 bit.listserv.xcult-l

The post generated lots of responses, all of which were routed back to
the same newsgroups (and therefore xcult-l@psuvm.psu.edu). The listowner,
after getting this flood of mail which did not directly concern his list,
decided to request that the gateway be terminated and
bit.listserv.xcult-l be rmgroup'ed.

While the poster may have intended to include the b.l.xcult-l people by
including them in the Newsgroups line, the net effect was the loss of the
newsgroup. We should remind people that the bit.* groups are gateway'ed
to mailing lists, and that a ton of mail may cause the list owner to
close the newsgroup. Cross-post to the bit.* groups only if necessary,
and remove bit.* groups when making follow-up posts whenever possible.
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Jim McIntosh (jim@american.edu)
The American University
Washington DC 20016-8019 USA