From: robert.mcclenon@verizon.net 
  
 On Thu, 26 May 2005 15:02:04 -0400, Dave R  wrote: 
  
 >Thanks for the quick response.  I was hoping there was something more of 
 >a tool or mechanism in place, like Yahoo Groups has.  But I know the 
 >mechanics of Usenet and hoped there was something a bit more 
 >sophisticalted in place.  I could just go and set it up on Yahoo, but I 
 >wanted the wider audience. 
 > 
 >Ahh, decisions.  Now where to go...  Thanks for the answer.... 
 > 
 >Dave 
 > 
 > 
 >Don Aitken wrote: 
 >> On Thu, 26 May 2005 14:01:37 -0400, Dave R  wrote: 
 >> 
 >> 
 >>>I am writing a proposal for a new group, and would like it to be 
 >>>moderated such that I, or the designated moderator can either disallow, 
 >>>or remove postings inappropriate for the newsgroup. 
 >>> 
 >>>How would one do this?  I'm using Thunderbird as my newsreader, but what 
 >>>is the process by which a posting can either be pulled by a moderator, 
 >>>or rejected outright? 
  
 Also, pulling a posting from Usenet by cancelling it is known as 
 retromoderation, and is generally considered an abuse.  Also, since 
 many NNTP servers do not honor cancels, it does not work very well 
 anyway. 
  
      - -    Bob McClenon 
  
 >>> 
 >> 
 >> You need to either do some reading up on the subject of how moderation 
 >> works, or find somebody who knows the technicalities and can be 
 >> persuaded to come on board as co-proponent or technical consultants. 
 >> It can get quite complicated; this is a simplified outline. Moderated 
 >> groups are set up so that messages which users post to the group are 
 >> not, in fact, posted at all. Instead they are *emailed* to an address 
 >> belonging to the moderators. The moderators then either post them, or 
 >> not. The minumum you need is a secure reliable email address, which 
 >> can cope with *lots* of spam, which it *will* get, and a newclient 
 >> which enables you to add the "Approved:" header. Plus a willingness to 
 >> cope with the unreasonable demands of the group's users, 27/7, 
 >> forever. It helps *a lot* to use good moderation software, of which 
 >> there is a fair amount out there, although it usually requires some 
 >> technical knowledge to use it. Such systems are available for Windows 
 >> machines, but the best ones (and, I think, all of the free ones) are 
 >> for Linux. 
 >> 
  
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