notes@sts.sts.com (02/10/89)
Why would anyone want a copy of someone else's /usr/lib/news/sys
file? I'm pretty new to this game of administering news and I don't
have a clue.
Also, even though I don't subscribe to "chi" or "nj" newsgroups, I still
get them. I was under the impression that, unless "chi" or "nj" are
in the /usr/lib/news/sys file, one would NOT receive them. So, any ideas
about what's happening here?
Thanks ... (e-mail or post at your discretion)
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In case anyone else is interested, here is the answer I got. It sounds to me like a poll of who's rmgroup'ed a newsgroups and who hasn't. Thanks, Brian. Roy Bixler Semiconductor Test Solutions, Santa Clara, CA ------------------------- CHOP CHOP ------------------------------------------- In article <14300001@sts> you write: > >Why would anyone want a copy of someone else's /usr/lib/news/sys >file? I'm pretty new to this game of administering news and I don't >have a clue. Sometimes people want to examine other peoples sys files to check the distribution of a newgroup and find out why it may not be reaching everywhere. >Also, even though I don't subscribe to "chi" or "nj" newsgroups, I still >get them. I was under the impression that, unless "chi" or "nj" are >in the /usr/lib/news/sys file, one would NOT receive them. So, any ideas >about what's happening here? Actually, the newgroups you receive are controlled by your neighboring sites sys files, which is one reason you might want to look at them. I'm not sending you "chi" or "nj", but one of your other newsfeeds might be. The line in your sys file for your site controls which newgroups are stored on your machine, but not which newgroups are received by it. Also, when a news article is crossposted to a group that you do receive and a group that you don't, you still receive the article. Someone could post to "rec.misc" and "nj.misc", for instance, and you would receive it because you receive rec.misc. Hope this helps. Brian -- Internet: skip@claris.com Applelink: SCHIPPER1 UUCP: {ames,apple,decwrl,sun}!claris!skip Phone: 415-960-2618