XPost: alt.free.newsservers, news.software.readers   
   From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 21:22:58 +1100   
   Daniel70  wrote:   
      
   > On 1/02/2026 9:07 pm, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:   
   > > On 31 Jan 2026 03:05:28 GMT   
   > > rbowman  wrote:   
   > >> On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:27:09 -0800, Mike Easter wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >>> Tb 'tries to' post to the ng via nntp; but in a mod group, the news   
   > >>> server doesn't 'just' post it; instead the news server 'auto' emails it   
   > >>> to an .isc address ie group-name@moderators.isc.org. That address is   
   > >>> configured to email 'forward' it to the ng's moderators of record.   
   > >>   
   > >> I wish I could remember the name of the intermediary service we used. When   
   > >> someone posted the moderators got an email notification and one would   
   > >> approve or deny the post. It streamlined the process.   
   > >>   
   > >> It was a lot of work to strain out a few people. This wasn't the group but   
   > >> if you go to alt.pagan and download a couple of months worth of headers   
   > >> you'll meet the famous David Dalton. He has an obsession with Sarah   
   > >> McLachlan and is usually way off his meds. He's still going strong after   
   > >> all these years, the sole poster in abandoned ngs.   
   > >   
   > > He appears (out of his depth) in a few other NGs. At least he's stopped   
   > > wanting to find the ark of the covenant (was it?) buried under Stonehenge.   
   >   
   > "Stonehenge"?? I thought The Ark of The Covenant was on Mt Ararat in   
   > Turkiye or some such!!   
      
   You're barking up the wrong ark.   
      
   PS it's spelled 'Turkey' in English. If you're a Turk, you need to put   
   double dots on the last 'e' in Turkiye, IIRC.   
      
      
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