[X4U] Offtopic - Usenet Question

[Jens Selvig]

I used to in the ancient past read a lot of the USENET lists. Probably  
because they were one of a very limited number of ways to gain  
information on computer systems.

My understanding of the way moderated lists work is that a list member  
would make a submission, if the moderator OK'd it they would then send  
the item out to the distribution list. If not you would get a  
rejection note, sometimes you would get nothing. This of course slowed  
down the response times but it cleaned up the group to the point that  
usually nonsense stuff never crept in.

IIRC, the USENET feed ran something in the area of 100 megabytes of  
text per  month. Really nothing by today's standards but a huge deal  
back in the 80's.

Jens


On Jul 19, 2008, at 3:37 PM, Ed Gould wrote:

> This is slightly off topic for the list but I am curious about a  
> specific mechanism is "handled" in USENET. If you know the answer  
> please respond to me privately as I am sure the rest of the group  
> isn't interested.
>
> Question: Moderated group(s)
>
> I was told that some moderated groups can be posted to by only  
> certain people (I understand this). What I am curious is is it done  
> by email address or password or ???
>
> Thanks for anything shared.
> Ed
>
> ps: Sometime along the way I thought I saw a "password" that was  
> needed to post (to the moderated group) but I have gotten several  
> conflicting opinions
>

Jens Selvig
...Lost in Montana...