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Article #4690Re: INN weirdness
From: Ed Anselmo
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:57
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:57
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> [ INN is forwarding this article despite attempts in the newsfeeeds
> file to limit its propagation ]
> Path: wintermute.phys.psu.edu!atlantis.psu.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!lrl
> Organization: Penn State University
> Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 14:11:44 EST
> From: Linda Littleton <LRL@psuvm.psu.edu>
> Message-ID: <92356.141144LRL@psuvm.psu.edu>
> Newsgroups: psu.ed.general
> Subject:: newgroup psu.ed.general
> Control: newgroup psu.ed.general
> Approved: <LRL@PSUVM>
> Lines: 1
From the innd(8) man page:
Sites may explicitly have the ``control'' newsgroup in their
subscription list, although it is usually best to exclude
it. If a control message is posted to a group whose name
ends with the four characters ``.ctl'' then the suffix is
stripped off and what is left is used as the group name.
For example, a cancel message posted to ``news.admin.ctl''
will be sent to all sites that subscribe to ``control'' or
``news.admin.'' Newgroup messages receive additional special
treatment. If the message is approved and posted to the
name of the group being created, then the message will be
sent to all sites whose subscription patterns would cause
them to receive articles posted in that group.
Your wildcard entry is causing the newgroup to propagate offsite.
Adding "!control" to your newsfeeds entry should fix things.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!noc.near.net!nic.near.net!not-for-mail From: anselmo@nic.near.net (Ed Anselmo) Newsgroups: news.software.b Subject: Re: INN weirdness Date: 21 Dec 1992 18:57:31 -0500 Organization: NEARnet, Cambridge, MA Lines: 31 Message-ID: <1h5llbINN414@nic.near.net> References: <1h5d6dINNpbp@wintermute.phys.psu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: nic.near.net In-reply-to: kenh@leps5.phys.psu.edu's message of 21 Dec 92 21:33:01 GMT