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news administrator information
Some sites maintain their active file (list of accepted
newsgroups) by synching from neighbor sites or from well
known lists such as the one available from the
ISC FTP site.
Other sites maintain the active file by accepting control
messages. Here is the information needed to accept control
messages for the netscape.* hierarchy.
If your news server verifies PGP signed control messages, you
should add this to the key ring:
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024/72A7797D 1998/04/08 netscape.public.admin
netscape.public.newsgroups <news@netscape.com>
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: 2.6.3ia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=4lmK
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
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Next, add these lines to your control.ctl file:
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## NETSCAPE
# Contact: news@netscape.com
# *PGP* See comment at top of file.
checkgroups:news@netscape.com:netscape.*:verify-netscape.public.admin=miscctl
newgroup:news@netscape.com:netscape.*:verify-netscape.public.admin
rmgroup:news@netscape.com:netscape.*:verify-netscape.public.admin
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If you do not use PGP, use these entries in control.ctl:
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## NETSCAPE (Netscape Communications Corp)
# Contact: news@netscape.com
#
checkgroups:news@netscape.com:netscape.*:mail
newgroup:news@netscape.com:netscape.*:doit=newgroup
rmgroups:news@netscape.com:netscape.*:doit=rmgroup
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Here is a checkgroups message which lists the groups that were
available as of 14-May-1998:
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From: news@netscape.com
Organization: Netscape Communications Corp.
Newsgroups: netscape.public.admin
Subject: cmsg checkgroups
Control: checkgroups
netscape.public.admin Hierarchy administration.
netscape.public.test Test postings to netscape.public hierarchy.
netscape.public.mozilla.announce Mozilla announcements. (Moderated)
netscape.public.mozilla.beos BeOS port of Mozilla.
netscape.public.mozilla.builds Mozilla build problems and build system issues.
netscape.public.mozilla.crypto Cryptography support in Mozilla.
netscape.public.mozilla.documentation Documenting Mozilla.
netscape.public.mozilla.general General discussion of Mozilla-related topics.
netscape.public.mozilla.gtk A Mozilla front-end based on the GIMP Tool Kit.
netscape.public.mozilla.i18n Mozilla internationalization.
netscape.public.mozilla.java Java language issues with Mozilla.
netscape.public.mozilla.layout Document layout in Mozilla.
netscape.public.mozilla.license The Netscape and Mozilla Public Licenses.
netscape.public.mozilla.mail-news The Mozilla mail and news client.
netscape.public.mozilla.os2 OS/2 port of Mozilla.
netscape.public.mozilla.patches Patches to the Mozilla source code.
netscape.public.mozilla.qt A Mozilla front-end based on the Qt toolkit.
netscape.public.mozilla.rdf Resource Description Format in Mozilla.
netscape.public.mozilla.rhapsody Rhapsody port of Mozilla.
netscape.public.mozilla.ui User interface issues in Mozilla.
netscape.public.mozilla.wishlist Mozilla feature wishlists.
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Signed updates to this list will be posted to Usenet periodically.
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