Tom,
> A different semi-legitimate reason for a cutoff is that, so far as I
> know, the comp.databases.postgresql newsgroups never went through the
> formal vote process to be recognized as legitimate mainstream
> newsgroups. Back when I was a netnews administrator for CMU, it was
> common practice to refuse to carry groups that hadn't passed such a
> vote, and I imagine it still is. I haven't heard that Google is getting
> strict about this (and they sure didn't mention it in their comments)
> but if they are then we don't have much of a leg to stand on.
If that's the case, then, they should inform us and we can start a campaign.
But right now we're getting the brushoff and we need to get their attention.
BTW, how would we go about organizing a legitimacy vote? Who votes on this?
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--Josh
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco