davel@ntpdvp1.UUCP (Dave Livingston) (12/07/89)
I've been requested to modify the news system so that when a new group is added, it will add the new newsgroup to the users .newsrc, but will mark it as unsubscribed, and then mail to all the news users that a new group has been established. Has anyone else made this modification? Second Question: We are setting up a product support system for our customers. What we wan to do is establish a "forum" where ideas, etc, can be exchanged. I would like to do this with a local news group, since all of our customers will be dialing direct into us. The use of local groups would seem to be the best way to do this. It does lead to several questions which I need to find out the answer. How do I protect the local groups from the expire date, but still allow myself the ability to edit messages? If I would want my customers to have access to a news group, would using the fascist option keep them from being able to reply via my system, or does anyone else have an idea? thanks in advance Dave Livingston Standard Disclaimer Applies Northern Telecom - DMS-10 Research Triangle Park, NC EMAIL ...!uunet!mcnc!rti!ntpdvp1!davel 919/992-3322
davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) (12/07/89)
In article <315@ntpdvp1.UUCP> davel@ntpdvp1.UUCP (Dave Livingston) writes: | How do I protect the local groups from the expire date, but still | allow myself the ability to edit messages? If I understand the question, just change the call to expire in your cron so it doesn't do the local group, the do it with its own expire. | If I would want my customers to have access to a news group, would | using the fascist option keep them from being able to reply via my | system, or does anyone else have an idea? That sounds like the easiest way. I would like to restrict some users but not others, and I don't see a great way other than designing something from scratch. I want a per-user control of allowed groups for posting. My first thought is a per user mandatory distribution, so I can use "none" for no post, or "local" to allow some stuff. -- bill davidsen (davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen) "The world is filled with fools. They blindly follow their so-called 'reason' in the face of the church and common sense. Any fool can see that the world is flat!" - anon