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Still Not Getting Comp.Object.Moderated?

ashish_swarup at my-deja.com ashish_swarup at my-deja.com
Thu Jul 29 15:12:46 EDT 1999 
The address is 
ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/control/comp/comp.object.moderated.Z

Regards,
Ash

Tim Ottinger wrote:
> 
> Several people have written me (in my capacity as
> c.o.m software janitor) about problems in accessing
> comp.object.moderated.
> 
> We already have multiple reliable points of insertion to
> the 'net. We're getting propagation internationally, and
> sometimes with amazing speed. There's really no problem
> at our end :-)
> 
> So the problem is at your end, or somewhere in the middle.
> News propagation can be a tricky thing. :-(
> 
> Right now, the very best thing you can do is to gently,
> kindly, politely, and patiently ask your ISP to carry
> the moderated group. You may point them to :
> <URL:ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/control/comp/comp.object.moderated>
> to see the valid control messages and for comfirmation that this is a
> valid newsgroup.
> 
> Quite often, you can reach them at news at YOUR_ISP or less
> directly at support at YOUR_ISP. The ISP may not answer back
> the same day, so I reiterate, be patient. Some ISPs took
> several weeks to add the group. Also remember the problem
> may not even be their fault, but someone upstream from
> them.
> 
> If your ISP cannot get a reliable feed, they may contact the
> comp.object.maintainer at oma.com. Maybe we can work something
> out.
> 
> In the meantime, there's DejaNews and NewsGuy, and Doc's
> list of open news servers (but don't use servers without
> asking -- there can be trouble there)
> 
> --
> Your Janitor
> Tim
> 
> --------- There is no craftite conspiracy -------------
> Tim Ottinger         Object Mentor      OO Training and
> ottinger at oma.com      www.oma.com          Mentoring
> -------------------------------------------------------
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>                                         -- Alfred Adler
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