bytebug@pertec.UUCP (06/02/84)
I'm new to the net, but I was wondering just how we might automate the process of keeping the "active" file updated. Is there some periodic posting of a master active file for the "net" newsgroups? The problem I'm getting at is my seeming picking up a lot of "dead" newsgroups when I joined the net - probably nuked long ago, such as "net.tv.da". I understand the purpose of MANUALLY, but once in awhile it would be nice to see that we all agree as to what newsgroups there are. One solution would be to build an `awk' script to go through the occasional posting of newsgroup descriptions, and extract a list of newsgroups to compare with your active file. Has anyone done this? Any other suggestions?