Is the "ME:" entry in news/sys really needed?

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From: Rich Salz
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 1990 18:21

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B2.11 and Cnews both support the a site named "ME" in the sys file as the
localhost, defining what groups the site accepts.  Is it really needed?
Doesn't the active file tell you what newsgroups you receive?  I suppose
it could be used for checking distributions, right?  How important is it,
really?
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From: rsalz@bbn.com (Rich Salz)
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Subject: Is the "ME:" entry in news/sys really needed?
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Date: 20 Dec 90 18:21:39 GMT
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