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From: ~BD~
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:19

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FromTheRafters wrote:
> ~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.

<shock>! ;-)

>> 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

Of course I studied it. You've been my mentor for years! (Thanks, btw!)

It says " The procedure for distribution of news can be compared to 
pouring water onto a flat surface; the water flows out in all directions 
(see the figure below)."

So *who* pours the water - and how?

Surely that's not too difficult a question to answer.

Have you not noticed how few *real* test posts are made here?


-- 
Dave - "It is much better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved
for what you definitely are not." "Do unto others as you would have them
do unto you."

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