Re: Faq Server Question

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D. Kirkpatrick (aeon@tiac.net)
Thu, 19 Mar 98 11:18:21 -0500

>No, you have to ADD it as an irregular posting, then issue an UPDATE
>followed by a FORCE whenever you want it to post. Don't worry about
>the archive hard drive space (which isn't accessible to the public, of
>course); it's not in short supply, and there are better candidates for
>conserving it.
>
>> Also can I use this FAQ server to post a test to alt.test just to make
>> sure everything is working OK?
>
>No, only files approved for *.answers can be posted using the FAQ
>server. It's a pretty limited and special-purpose setup, so that we
>don't have to deal with the huge load and potential liability of
>running a full-fledged mail-to-news server.

Thanks for the clarifications.

DMK

Edward Reid, faqmail@paleo.org