On 9 Nov 2004 20:36:47 GMT, Woodchuck Bill <bwr607@hotmail.com> wrote:
> OK, so you think it is acceptable for anyone to create as many Big-8 rogue
> groups as they like? Some servers will carry the groups, others will not.
> There should be no accountability for someone doing this. There is nothing
> wrong with it.
It is PERFECTLY acceptable for a server owner to configure their news
server to use whatever groups they wish. Nobody owns the Big 8 namespace;
nobody can force news admins to adhere to a single common version.
Russ et al offer an *advisory* service. That's all the Big-8 really is.
Commonly followed advice, yes, but advice nonetheless.
It would be nice if the admins who were using these feeds configured their
systems to only exchange these groups with other like-minded admins, given
the potential for confusion, but the failure to do so is NOT abuse of the
network.
--
Devin L. Ganger <devin@thecabal.org>
"Aikido is based around the central precept of letting an attack take
its natural course. You, of course, don't want to impede that natural
flow by being in its way." -- overheard on the PyraMOO