>Netnews Server <[log in to unmask]>
>
>Now is "Netnews Server" just someone's idea of a cute fake name or is it one
>of those weird things where they redistribute the mail from your list all
>over the place or what?
What Pete said, plus: If you didn't mark your list as
"Confidential= YES", then every LISTSERV in the network knows about it.
This is a veature I very much appreciate, both that LISTSERVs know about
non-confidential lists (subscribe via your nearest LISTSERV) and that
lists can optionally be flagged as confidential.
>I'm probably making way too big of a deal out of this but because of the
>sensitive topic of my list and because my subscribers have made it very
>clear to me that they're very concerned about privacy, I just want to
>find out if I should unsubscribe this person or thing or whatever it is.
It's a news gateway, clearly. What's NOT clear is how far
its distribution is. Pete suggested that it is local to PACE. Maybe.
I know that AUVM (American University) gateways a number of LISTSERV
lists to/from NetNews at large (ie: USENET News). This world is
true anarchy. You need to understand a copule of subtle issues.
There are quite a few people who prefer to get their list mail
in a more manageable form, hence the DIGEST option. Others enjoy the
threading capability of many news readers, which I have yet to see in a
mail agent (though I'm sure it exists). And I believe that there is a
camp of folks who feel that all group discussions should be carried out
using "news" technology rather than "mail" technology, though I doubt
they hold much sway for exclusivity. In any case, there are a number
of mailing lists that are "joined at the hip" (pardon the coloquialism)
with a news group, and some subscribers interact via mail while others
interact via news. Example:
[log in to unmask], and
bit.listserv.www-vm
-or-
[log in to unmask], and
bmc.products.patrol
>Thanks,
>Lisa
I hope this helps.
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