On Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 6:22:22 PM UTC+1, Jack Dangler wrote: > On 02/01/2018 12:06 PM, alister via Python-list wrote: > > On Thu, 01 Feb 2018 09:01:35 -0800, superchromix wrote: > > > >> Our own programming discussion newsgroup, located at > >> comp.lang.idl-pvwave, started receiving spam messages several months > >> ago. > >> > >> Two weeks ago, access to comp.lang.idl-pvwave was blocked by Google > >> Groups. > >> > >> When trying to access comp.lang.idl-pvwave, a message is now displayed, > >> stating that the group owner needs to remove the spam, and can then > >> apply to Google in order to have access reinstated. > >> > >> However, old public Usenet groups like this have no owner. The > >> comp.lang.idl-pvwave group is more than 20 years old. Hence, there is > >> no way to unblock the group. > >> > >> This is a serious problem, since the entire collection of postings going > >> back many years has been blocked, no just the spam. This resource is > >> frequently used by IDL programmers. > >> > >> Seeing the spam postings in this newsgroup, I expect something similar > >> may happen to comp.lang.python, soon. > > simple solution stop using google groups & use either the mailing list or > > a news server with an NNTP client > > > > > > > Is it possible to name an 'owner' and then get into the group archive to > remove the spam by account "recovery" ?
Is this possible within the framework of the Usenet? -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
