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In <1992Oct31.194008.4492@daimi.aau.dk> rorschak@daimi.aau.dk (Jesper Lauridsen) writes:

>Bruce@Pixar.com (Bruce Perens) writes:

>> I should have seen this from the reaction a decade
>>ago to the plans to moderate all news groups so that they could be carried
>>on Stargate.

>Moderate all newsgroups!?! Was that a serious suggestion!?!?

I don't mind if it is a serious suggestion as long as he volunteers
to do it all.  If he volunteers the conversion will be very quick.
Everyone will just need to do the following:

echo 'rorschak@daimi.aau.dk' >/usr/lib/news/mailpaths
echo '*:rorschak@daimi.aau.dk' >/usr/lib/news/moderators
innctld throttle ynot || locknews
cp /usr/lib/news/active /usr/lib/news/active.old
awk </usr/lib/news/active.old >/usr/lib/news/active '{ $4 = "m"; print }'
innctld go ynot || exit

>Usenet is not and does not want to be like a professional journal.
>Newsgroups are a great media for fast interactive discussions between
>peers, something that the one-way communication of a professional journal
>never can replace. Besides many groups deals mostly with opinions,
>something not well suited for a respected organ.

Agreed.

Tom
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