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Article #5Re: "Newsgroup-info" command for news software (was: G command)
From: Jonathan A. Marshall
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 14:33
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 14:33
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In article <14386@borg.cs.unc.edu> marshall@cs.unc.edu (Jonathan A. Marshall) writes: >> Perhaps the command could be called G, for Group-info. When you type >> G, the system would display some basic information pertaining to the >> current newsgroup. This information could include: >> - The charter of the newsgroup, >> - Whether the newsgroup is moderated or unmoderated, >> - The e-mail address of the moderator, >> - How to obtain the FAQ for the newsgroup. In article <166j70INNi6d@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> aryeh@cash.ucsc.edu (Aryeh Friedman) writes: > Sounds good but how do you purpose to make this data easily available > to the news reader? Perhaps the information could be treated internally as a permanent article -- it wouldn't expire with the rest of the articles in a newsgroup and couldn't be deleted, and it could only be superseded by a newer version. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Jonathan A. Marshall marshall@cs.unc.edu = = Department of Computer Science = = CB 3175, Sitterson Hall = = University of North Carolina Office 919-962-1887 = = Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3175, U.S.A. Fax 919-962-1799 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!olivea!sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!gatech!concert!borg!marshall!marshall From: marshall@marshall.cs.unc.edu (Jonathan A. Marshall) Newsgroups: news.future,news.software.readers,news.admin,news.sysadmin,news.software.nntp,news.software.nn,news.misc Subject: Re: "Newsgroup-info" command for news software (was: G command) Message-ID: <14416@borg.cs.unc.edu> Date: 11 Aug 92 14:33:17 GMT References: <166j70INNi6d@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> Sender: news@cs.unc.edu Followup-To: news.admin Organization: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lines: 30