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In <1epd5aINN5af@dsinc.dsi.com> syd@dsi.com (Syd Weinstein) writes:

>I just switched to INN and I wonder....
>I am seeing hundreds of messages a day with distribution headers
>that match the newsgroup catagory (rec, sci, soc, comp, ...)

>INN is dutifly throwing them on the floor.  Should I add the
>base 7 as possible distributions or let it trash those groups?

You can either try to maintain a perfect list of distributions
(which has to include rec,sci,soc,comp etc. due to people using
them as distributions) or you can have your "ME" line look like:

ME:!*::

Neither are good solutions.  I think 1/2 the problem would go
away if the rn/trn/Pnews/postnews crowd would stop generating
such a stupid default "Distribution:" line.

However, that doesn't fix the other 1/2 of the problem (users).

I don't think "Distribution:" is a feature worth saving.  It works
well in some cases but it's a disaster for others.  I would go as
far as to suggest we either create a new header or redefine what
"Distribution:" is supposed to do.

However, this has been discussed over and over with no decent solution
in sight.  All the obvious solutions have been suggested and debunked
as unworkable.  H&G, RS and others seem to feel there are other issues
that are more important.

Tom
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