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Re: Newsgroup hosting question - was .... Re: What is Annex?

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From: FromTheRafters
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:52
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~BD~ wrote:
> FromTheRafters wrote:
>> ~BD~ wrote:
>>> FromTheRafters *appears* to be saying this statement is wrong:-
>>>
>>>> Or if you want to host the group yourself then go out and purchase a
>>>> Server with a server OS and get a dedicated T3 line and off you go. You
>>>> will have complete control of the group and you will also be able to
>>>> delete posters that post to your group without any effort and at your
>>>> will and whim. (statement made by P. Foldes)
>
> *
>>> So how *does* the first post of a new group get 'out there' and
>>> propagated around Usenet?
> *
>
>> Hosting a group is different from creating a group.
>
> I understand that!
>
>> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/alt-creation-guide/
>> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/creating-newsgroups/part1/
>
> Thank you. Very informative information.
>
> I believe there is truth in what Foldes has said (although I'm quite
> certain that a T3 connection is unnecessary!)

I agree.

> I _suspect_ that *if* the person hosting a specific newsgroup
> ('test.here', for instance) wishes, they could, indeed, have access to
> the IP address of anyone/everyone connecting to that newsgroup and, as
> PF says, delete individual posts from the group.

No, the group exists 'in the cloud' when the hosting server is peered. 
Each other server can choose to carry or not carry any particular group. 
It can also choose to which posts to carry within a group - they can 
censor because of foul language for instance.

Did you even look at this the last time I posted it? It give a pretty 
good basic overview of the system.

http://people.dsv.su.se/~jpalme/e-mail-book/usenet-news.html
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From: FromTheRafters <erratic@nomail.afraid.org>
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Subject: Re: Newsgroup hosting question - was .... Re: What is Annex?
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