Newsgroup uk.net.regulation now created
Iain Bowen as Control
The creation message for uk.net.regulation has just been issued.
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uk.net.regulation Regulation of the Internet in the UK
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This newsgroup is for discussing the regulatory framework in which
the Internet operates within the UK, and the roles of ISPs, statutory
authorities and other organisations in maintaining and enforcing that
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Proponent:
Denis McMahon <de...@pickaxe.demon.co.uk>
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Brian {Hamilton Kelly}
con...@usenet.org.uk "Iain Bowen as Control" writes:
> The creation message for uk.net.regulation has just been issued.
Although this announcement took almost another 24 hours to appear in a
posting.
FWIW, the group received its first spam (the alpha-posted "go") before
7am today :-(
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Brian {Hamilton Kelly} b...@dsl.co.uk
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Iain Bowen
Brian {Hamilton Kelly} <b...@dsl.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <charter-uk.net.regulation-20010902142624$16...@harlech.demon.co.uk>
> con...@usenet.org.uk "Iain Bowen as Control" writes:
>
>> The creation message for uk.net.regulation has just been issued.
>
>Although this announcement took almost another 24 hours to appear in a
>posting.
That was my fault, I didn't actually re-connect to news until this
evening due to a surprise visit by a friend just after I sent the
original. There's an deliberate hour gap between the two.
>FWIW, the group received its first spam (the alpha-posted "go") before
>7am today :-(
I noticed.
Iain
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