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- *** Build moderators list from mod.newslists posting ***
-
- 'modgen' is a script that attempts to build a moderators list
- for the usenet software from the list of moderators that is posted
- to mod.newslists. It attempts to find two portions of the
- posted information: 1) a listing of other domain to uucp domain
- mappings (lines with "==" in them), and 2) a listing of moderated
- group to internet address mapping. I then substitutes the uucp
- address for the corresponding other domain address and outputs
- that list.
-
- This list is then processed through a program called 'getpath'.
- 'getpath' is a quick script that takes an internet formed address
- and, using the pathalias generated file, creates a uucp path
- address. 'getpath' does not know about other domains -- it is
- only good for uucp hosts so some use of 'grep' is made to
- seperate address that are in the uucp domain from address in
- other domains (at our site, we've modified sendmail.cf to fob
- domains off onto our smarter neighbors).
-
- The output of 'modgen' is a correctly formatted moderators
- list all ready for placing into /usr/lib/news/moderators. It
- is always best, though, to check the file to just make sure.
-
- This script worked on the posted moderators list for January 1986.
-
- adams@calma.UUCP -- Robert Adams
- ...!{sun,ucbvax}!calma!adams
-