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Subject: 
Re: Mailing list gateways
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 00:46:51 GMT
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On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 22:00:49 GMT, sparre@sys-323.risoe.dk (Jacob
Sparre Andersen) wrote:

No. Whenever the depth of a hierachy on Usenet is extended, the original
group is terminated, and a .misc group is created to handle what's not
put in other groups. The problem is that some servers don't notice it,
when newsgroups are terminated.


i know of one counter-example:

Rec.arts.sf.written

and

rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan

There is no .misc, and rasfw is a very valid and existing newsgroup.

then again, I'm not an experienced newsreader, so there's probably
others floating around.

Jasper



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(...) [...] (...) No. Whenever the depth of a hierachy on Usenet is extended, the original group is terminated, and a .misc group is created to handle what's not put in other groups. The problem is that some servers don't notice it, when newsgroups (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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