Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Mail reflector !!! | Date | Tue, 17 Feb 1998 09:01:22 +0200 (EET) | From | Matti Aarnio <> |
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> I thought the policy was "no mail->news gateways or news->mail > gateways". Feeding email to local newsgroups is technically not > allowed either because of the potential for mail loops, correct? > People do it anyway because (done correctly) no-one knows they're > doing it, but if they stuff up, they get thrown off the list. > Can someone please confirm the policy on this point?
Yes, no global mail->news (nor news->mail) gateways. Locally you can do anything you wish, but if you screw up, and cause bounces/loops/other havock, off you go.
People are discouraged from doing mail->local-news, because doing it correctly is not easy..
> Regards, > Richard....
/Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@tele.fi>
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