Stopping unwanted news

[Rick Kelly]

In article <9104071507.10 at rmkhome.UUCP> rmk at rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) writes:
>In article <1397 at pcgbase.UUCP> root at pcgbase.UUCP (Super user) writes:
>>I am currently getting a news feed on a 386 running Sco Xenix 2.3.3.
>>
>>My question is can I expand my sys file entry at uunet and control
>>which groups I want to receive at my site? I do not want to cause any
>>problems or unnecessary trafic for uunet.
>>
>>In other words can groups be turned on at uunet and turned on and off
>>at my machine by changing the sys file here?
>>
>>I would also like to stop unwanted traffic from coming into my machine
>>and costing me money.
>
>
>The sys file on uunet governs what is sent to you.  When news comes in
>that is not in your sys file, it will be put in junk.  So you would not
>save any money on download fees.

Correction.  That should be that the active file on your system contains
the groups that are valid.  If it's not in your active file it will be
junked.  The ME: line in your sys file contains the hierarchies that you
accept.


Rick Kelly	rmk at rmkhome.UUCP	frog!rmkhome!rmk	rmk at frog.UUCP