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 From: pattist@earthlink.net 
  
 On Wed, 26 May 2004 15:45:12 -0700, DaveC  wrote: 
  
 >Is there a list kept somewhere of all moderated USENET groups? It would be 
 >nice to know what groups are moderated before attempting to post 
 >(inadvertently) to one of them. 
 > 
 >I know that one can read the FAQ for a NG prior to posting, but sometimes a 
 >subscription contains many NG's and checking a FAQ prior to cross-posting an 
 >article isn't feasible. 
 > 
 >Anyone know of such a list? 
 > 
 ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/CONFIG/active will list moderated groups with 
 an "m", unmoderated marked "y". 
  
 You can also tell from at a post. The header of a post to a moderated group 
 will have a line that looks like this: 
 Approved: moderation address 
  
  BarB 
  
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