Re: A89: Ti-Calc newsgroup on usenet

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Re: A89: Ti-Calc newsgroup on usenet


You should check out news://news.announce.newsgroups/  for a real
explanation of how to create another newsgroup.   Many, if not most,
news server admins won't allow a newsgroup unless it passes in this
group.  This group also posts how to go about petitioning for one, etc.

Hope this helps!

-Adam

Charles Vaughn wrote:
> 
> I haven't made myself very clear (after all it was six in the morning when I
> wrote the message).  This is how (sortof) usenet works,  your group is hosted
> by a server.  Servers get the names of proposed groups at alt.config.  Now
> most servers aren't going to waste there time with a group that is not likely
> to have much traffic.  So the more traffic your group has, the more servers
> that host it.  But first the operator of the server would like to see at least
> an indication that the group won't bomb out in a few weeks.  Think of this as
> a petition.  No e-mail address will be sent anywhere but to the admins.
> 
> "Michael S. Davis" wrote:
> 
> > So we can get spam directly, instead of from the list.  I never use my
> > email name directly when commmunicating with newsgroups. It's always
> > scrambled.
> >
> > Newsgroups owners in the past were required to document usage and provide
> > that.  Never heard of having to provide email addresses first.  That would
> > be an impossible task to get enough names first.
> >
> > On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Charles Vaughn wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I would like to start a new newsgroup on Usenet for all TI-Graph
> > > calculators.  This group would be moderated only to erase spam and get
> > > rid of off-topic and offensive posts.  However, most servers need to see
> > > numeric justification in the way of a list of names before they will add
> > > the group.  Please reply to this address with your e-mail so I can prove
> > > that there are people interested in starting a forum to share there
> > > intrests.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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