john@wa3wbu.UUCP (John Gayman) (12/05/87)
Is there a way to reject un-wanted cross-posted news items ? For example, I receive comp.sys.ibm.pc, so a guy posts an item and distributes it to comp.sys.ibm.pc, comp.sys.tandy, comp.sys.att, etc. So as a result, I get all these groups/directories created on my machine. I guess my first question is..how does the news software distribute these items ? Is a single article received and then posted locally to all the different groups, or am I receiving individual postings for each group that the distribution is made to ? If I configure a rejection to comp.sys.tandy in my /usr/lib/news/sys file, is that going to stop a cross-posted news item from being created. Im hooked to my news feed via Tymnet and dont want to be paying for the groups I am not subscribed to. I have a limited number allowed in the SYS file of the host but this doesnt seem to stop the cross-postings. Thank. John -- John Gayman, WA3WBU | UUCP: uunet!wa3wbu!john 1869 Valley Rd. | ARPA: wa3wbu!john@uunet.UU.NET Marysville, PA 17053 | Packet: WA3WBU @ AK3P