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[Clive D.W. Feather]

Russ Allbery said:
>>>      y         Local postings are allowed
>>>      n         No local postings are allowed, only remote ones
>> Not clear what you mean by a "local posting" and a "remote posting".
[...]
> To rephrase all of these:
> 
> A mode of y means that all messages are accepted.

The current wording I have is:

   The status field is typically one of:
   
   "y" posting is permitted
   
   "n" posting is not permitted

   "m" postings will be forwarded to the newsgroup moderator 
      
   The server SHOULD use these values when these meanings are required
   and MUST NOT use them with any other meaning. Other values for the
   status may exist; the definition of these other values and the
   circumstances under which they are returned may be specified in an
   extension or may be private to the server. A client SHOULD treat an  
   unrecognised status as giving no information.
   
   The status of a newsgroup only indicates how posts to that newsgroup
   are normally processed and is not necessarily customised to the
   specific client. For example, if the current client is forbidden from
   posting, then this will apply equally to groups with status "y".
   Conversely, a client with special privileges (not defined by this
   specification) might be able to post to a group with status "n".

Does anyone see a need to change this?

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