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- From: brom@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (David Bromage)
- Subject: Re: aus.rail update
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.023436.10626@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
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- References: <1992Nov19.001059.14131@cs.uow.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 02:34:36 GMT
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- Phillip Herring (ph@cs.uow.edu.au) wrote:
- : brom@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (David Bromage) writes:
- : >I am reliably told that most sites will not honour an aus.* newsgroup
- : >unless it is created by kre.
- :
- : I have created two newsgroups (aus.books and aus.photo). Iain Sinclair
- : has created a newsgroup (aus.cars). I recall Brent Curtis created
- : aus.motorcycles.
- :
- : None of us are 'K.' Robert Elz, nor did we ask for his approval
- : before issuing a newgroup message. The newsgroups are widely honoured.
- :
- : There are two salient facts to bear in mind: one, kre cares less about
- : this sort of thing than is popularly supposed; and two, most sites will
- : honour any sensible newsgroup.
- :
- : I'd suggest you get used to this situation.
- :
- : -- Phil.
-
- Now herein lies my problem. For the last month I've been following the
- advice of my local newsadmin. I started the discussion thread, I kept a
- record of who voted how, AND I'VE BEEN WASTING MY TIME?!?!?!?!?!
-
- OK, I give up. How is it done? One slight hiccup is that there are several
- interested parties in the US, Canada, Singapore and Switzerland who can't
- get aus.* newsgroups. How can a news->mail feed be set up?
-
- Kind regards to you all
- David *sob*
-