I looked at the url you gave but it doesn't mention any where how one
goes about moderating a group.
We have found that the traditional news group software is quite archaic and
difficult to use. The only reason why I managed to do it at this end was
because I found a Java based open-source package that allow me to set
up the entire server and groups in less than 10 minutes. One of the guys
here who
has been an comp administrator in the past and seems to know his stuff
refused
to go near the news server software because of the complexities involved.
I've emailed biosci to ask for details on how one could go about
converting metabolic-reg to a moderated group. If it turns
out to be an involved and arduous process just to set up the software,
let alone moderate, as most Linuxoid software seems to be, then I won't
attempt
it, the software may only run on a Linux machines anyway, we
shall see.
Herbert Sauro
Caltech
"David Fell" <dfell at brookes.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:5.1.0.14.0.20020201001957.01c49fe8 at csmail.brookes.ac.uk...
> At 14:31 31/01/2002 -0800, Herbert wrote:
> >But for more general discussions, I propose, unless we can work out how
to
> >change metabolic-reg,
> >to create a new group on usenet to which I will volunteer to moderate.
> >Does this appeal?
>> A moderated group does, but the issue is the same whether we change the
> status of btk-mca or you start a new moderated one. It needs usenet
> software, which is free (http://net.bio.net/docs/biosci.FAQ.html#q11)
> but which needs to be installed and maintained by the system
> administrator. If you, Herbert, are prepared to arrange this, (and you
> have obviously done the equivalent with your new news server) why not just
> continue btk-mca as a moderated group with our blessing?
>> David
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