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Re: newgroup

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From: Alan Edmonds
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 18:36
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In article <BzCoI6.JrD@liverpool.ac.uk> qq11@liverpool.ac.uk (Alan Thew) writes:
>Henry Spencer (henry@zoo.toronto.edu) wrote:
>: In article <1992Dec14.174342.679@metrosoft.com> gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen) writes:
>: >I have what I would guess is the 'standard' newgroup
>: >script that comes with the C News software distribution.
>: >
>.....
>: The newgroup command in the Performance Release, although somewhat
>: ill-documented, permits much greater local control over how newgroup
>: requests are handled.
>Could you post an example of a newgroupperm file which filters out alt.* .

Here's mine.  It send me mail when an alt group tries to be newgrouped.

alt	any	nv
*	any	yv

>I've tried following the info in ctl/newgroup but without success.
>
>I have:
>
>alt.*	any	v
>

It needs to be in $NEWSCTL (usually /usr/lib/news)

>Thanks

Your welcome.
-- 
Alan Edmonds                                     Texas Instruments, Inc.
I don't speak for TI; TI doesn't speak for me    M/S 8515
Work phone: (214)575-6427                        6620 Chase Oaks Blvd.
Email: edmonds@lobby.ti.com                      Plano, Texas  75023
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From: alan@ernest.itg.ti.com (Alan Edmonds)
Subject: Re: newgroup
Organization: Texas Instruments, Inc. - Plano, Tx
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 18:36:59 GMT
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