RE: [leafnode-list] Will 2.x address these issues?

["Support" <support@xxxxxxxxx>]

OK, that's different. I don't know if this will work but you could
try going into /var/spool/news/leaf.node and creating a groupinfo
file that had just the groups of interest, then setting it read-only.

Presumably fetchnews would run and be unable to update this file with
the new groups - I don't know if it would blow up or not though.

Ted

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ozz [mailto:ozzden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:07 AM
>To: leafnode-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [leafnode-list] Will 2.x address these issues?
>
>
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>On Thursday 06 December 2001 13:28, Support wrote:
>>
>> What about just setting up a cronjob to e-mail you a ls listing of
>> /var/spool/news/interesting.groups weekly?
>>
>> If any of them open up a porno group, it's going to create a file in
>> there and your going to see it.
>
>The problem is, some of the newsgroup NAMES are pretty rough, too.  For
>example, my ISP's news server (which I use as my feed) carries 37
>groups with
>the word "f**k" in the group name.  Not suitable viewing for a
>12-year old...
>
>> Let me tell you one other thing about blocking to keep in mind, the
>> people that like posting porno have a vested interest in getting around
>> blocks - which is why there's so many variations of the established
>> porno groups. :-(  I mean, what blocking can you set up that's going to
>> stop a new newgroup created with the name of
>> alt.chike.doit.to.me.good.baby?
>
>That's very true.  However, what I am aiming to do is give the kids access
>ONLY to groups specified by me.  So, if a new group were created, it would
>still not show up in the listings unless I specifically added it,
>similar to
>the way it can be done in nntpcache.
>
>Regards,
>Ozz.
>
>
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