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From:	terra AT diku DOT dk (Morten Welinder)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: bincancel:21 large binaries:AR310:@@NCM
Date:	22 Apr 1996 17:17:01 GMT
Organization:	Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen
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References:	<ARMM-Report-310 AT redpoll DOT mrfs DOT oh DOT us> <ARMM-Report-310 DOT a AT redpoll DOT mrfs DOT oh DOT us>
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Keywords:	ARMM - Automated Retroactive Minimal Moderation
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red AT redpoll DOT mrfs DOT oh DOT us (Richard E. Depew) writes:

>Binary posts do not belong in unmoderated discussion groups.

>I run a program that searchs for, and issues advisory cancels for,
>large binaries in the akr, biz, comp, misc, news, rec, and sci
>hierarchies.

>I have issued 21 advisory cancels for large binary files or parts
>thereof (total size 3,607,635 characters) posted to 9 different
>unmoderated discussion groups in the misc, comp, and rec hierarchies
>as follows:
>   6 comp.os.msdos.djgpp

Just for the record (i.e., archives) and for the benefit of those
not hanging out at news.admin.net-abuse.misc:

This semi-automatic service of Richard Depew is a protection for sites
with limited storage and for groups (like comp.os.msdos.djgpp) mirrored
by a mailing list.  It has been the general opinion since very early in
Usenet's history that binaries belong only in groups named
"*binar{y,ies}*".  As a side effect it reduces the risk of accidentally
spreading vira by forcing people to use ftp servers which often run
scanners.

Similar automated services keep the "Make Money Fast" and phone
sex noise down (and other posts repeated a zillion times).

Before you ask "Who gives him the right?": that discussion belongs
in news.admin.net-abuse.misc, but the short answer is "nobody, but
you don't have to accept his cancels at your site."

OK, let's just assume that the cancelled post was an honest mistake
and get on with our work.

Morten

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