Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
Colin wrote:
I have appended the information for GMANE and USENET...
GMANE
There is a fairly straightforward form to fill in:
http://gmane.org/subscribe.php
Please note that you may specify Posting Permissions (the list may be
restricted to list members only - I don't see a need for this.
Jean,
It seems that UseNet newsgroups can be either moderated or unmoderated.
In the former case, any posting is first presented to a group of
moderators. It is their job to ensure that any posting is consistent
with the newsgroup's Charter (a statement of purpose). If a posting is
acceptable, it is circulated to the world. If not, it is returned to
the sender with an explanation of the reason for rejection.
The majority of newsgroups are unmoderated. Concern has been expressed
that moderation is a form of censorship.
As far as I can see there is no mechanism to restrict postings to
members. The same would appear to be true for gmane.
Hi Colin,
Maybe you can fill in a few gaps in my ignorance.
I don't know anything about how a newsgroup copies or mirrors a
mailing list. Does a post to either of them turn up in both places?
For UseNet, I suggest that you consult your local Linux wizard - I don't
know. For gmane, it seems that the post does turn up in both places
If so, I think that if we set up a newsgroup, we definitely *do* want
to restrict posting permissions to list members only, just as is the
case with the Authors list at the moment.
You already have a mechanism to restrict list postings to members. For
gmane, there is no mechanism to prevent spurious postings going to the
newsgroup but your existing mechanism would presumably prevent spurious
postings going to the mailing list.
I hope that this is of some help.
Best wishes,
Colin W.
Jean
