Daniel Norton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >GET NETGATE POLICY >To: [log in to unmask] > Thanks for the reply. :-) I'm aware of the following section from that document but still need some clarification. >*** Gateway registration > >In order to avoid problems caused by multiple gateways, a list of >gatewayed newsgroups is maintained by David Lawrence ([log in to unmask]). >This list is posted monthly to bit.admin, and copies are available from >[log in to unmask] by sending the command GET NETGATE.GATELIST as the >first and only line in the body of a piece of e-mail. This file is also >available via anonymous ftp from ftp.american.edu. > >Please consult this list before establishing a gateway between a mailing >list and a newsgroup to verify no gateway already exists. If you set up a >gateway you should have it added to the list by writing to David Lawrence >at [log in to unmask], or by writing to [log in to unmask] > My question I suppose is really more like this: Does this apply *everywhere*, or only to gateways obtained through the good works of Jim McIntosh via American University? :-) In other words, can I post with *assurance* a reply to the original poster that I quoted earlier, that this (only one gateway to/from a newsgroup) is policy *everywhere*? As for "symptoms" of another gateway being opened from the newsgroup that I'm gating, I should rephrase that too: Has anyone ever *experienced* a second gateway being opened? What was it like? Thanks again. :-) Maureen