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On 11/28/2013 1:29 PM, Michael Torrie wrote:

> Seems like 90% of the problems on this list come from the unchecked
> usenet side of things.  Such as trolls or spam.
...
> Despite many calls to banish [such] ...
> with usenet it's just not possible.

The usenet gateway has been changed recently to no longer pass 
everything to python-list (and on to gmane) without question. If you 
want the benefit of such moderation as there is, use either of those two.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy