Re: How does your server handle rmgroup control messages?

On 29/03/2025 04:08, Tristan Miller wrote:

 1. Is your server set up to process control messages to remove groups, or does it automatically ignore them?  If it does process them, is this process automatic or does it require manual intervention?
 

Actually I setup all my server's to send me an email for everything, except for newgroup (autoprocessed). All is done manually by me. The removed group I change the status to "n" (closed for posting) in my INN. All is done manually.

2. If your server does process control messages, what action does your server normally take for an rmgroup?  For example, does it remove the group entirely so that users can no longer see and access it, or does it simply mark the group as read-only so that users can still subscribe and read but not post to it?

See above.

3. How long does your server retain articles in deleted groups, and is this retention limit any different from that of active groups?

My history on public server the retention it's 5y (+/-). On private server (registered only, with bin) the text group come back to 2000's.

4. Do you make archives of posts in deleted groups that are accessible other than via NNTP (e.g., via a website)?  If so, do these archives faithfully preserve the article headers and bodies?  Do you make these archives available to your users, enquirers, and/or the general public?

For future I planning to do a web interface, at this moment only nntp avalaible.
Sincerely
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Ivo Gandolfo