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Re: Internet Mailing lists gated to local Newsgroup

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From: Bob Kirkpatrick
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 01:25
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pat@berry.Cary.NC.US (Pat Berry) writes:

> roshne@faerun.mi.org (Rod Shelton) writes:
> 
> > Could anyone tell me, or point me in the right direction, on how to gate
> > an internet mailing list into a local newsgroup?
> 
> From the FAQ List:
> 
> 2. Can I gateway mail to news ?
> 
>         Absolutely.  You need to set up an alias in 'aliases' that
>         looks something like the following:
> 
>         newsgroup-name  | post newsgroup.name

Gating replies is just as easy. In the forums file (local/usenet) place
the line /mod=maillist@mail.list.site, where the entry is the email add-
ress of the maillist.

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Bob Kirkpatrick <bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us>
Dog Ear'd Systems of Spokane, WA
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From: bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us (Bob Kirkpatrick)
Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
Subject: Re: Internet Mailing lists gated to local Newsgroup
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Date: 9 Jan 93 01:25:18 GMT
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Organization: Dog Ear'd Systems of Spokane, WA
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