XPost: alt.windows7.general   
   From: address@is.invalid   
      
   Andrzej,   
      
   > The control.* newsgroups usually keeps only control messages sent to the   
   > specific newsserver -   
      
   You mean, that subtree is not replicated to all the other newsgroup servers   
   ?  Any idea why not ?   
      
   > either by the newsadmin or by approved users of that server (f.e. cancel   
   > messages).   
      
   Although I took the latter part for granted, I mentioned something in   
   relation to the former (dashboard). And as that has not been adressed ...   
      
   > E-S in general has 8 year retention.   
   >   
   > If you want to know more details,   
      
   No.  If its supposed to have a specific behaviour its likely in an RFC   
   somewhere.  If its not than the info would not be worth anything in regard   
   to any other newsgroup server.   
      
   Ah yes : last mentioning (that I have) in RFC 5537, chapter 5.2 - Group   
   Control Messages.   
      
   And that also answers my above "any idea why not?" question, as it looks   
   like that they are indeed replicated to other servers too.  Which makes   
   sense.   
      
   And as it doesn't seem to mandate that all newsgroup deletions /must/ be   
   going thru the "rmgroup" newsgroup ...   I still cannot use it to (fully)   
   clean-up my local newsgroup list.   
      
   > If you want to talk about newsgroups subscribed in your newsreader, you   
   > should rather use term "offline".   
      
   :-)  Offline ?  Couldn't there be a more meaningless name for it ?   
      
   I referred to those lists as "local" and "server" from a users perspective   
   (which is what I am and the POV I wrote my message from).  But if someone   
   wants to refer to them regardless of perspective than I suggest naming them   
   "server" and "client" (newsgroup) lists.  No ambiguity, no matter which POV   
   is taken.   
      
   Regards,   
   Rudy Wieser   
      
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