Large binary posts do not belong in unmoderated discussion groups.
I run a program that searches for, and issues advisory cancels for,
large binaries in the akr, biz, comp, misc, news, rec, and sci
hierarchies.
I have issued 26 cancels for large binary files (average size 255,703
characters - total size 6,648,273 characters) posted to 12 different
unmoderated discussion groups in the comp, news, rec, and sci
hierarchies as follows:
6 rec.boats.cruising
5 rec.travel.cruises
4 rec.sport.billiard
2 rec.travel.europe
2 rec.autos.simulators
1 sci.astro
1 rec.travel.marketplace
1 rec.radio.amateur.antenna
1 rec.autos.misc
1 news.newusers.questions
1 comp.os.ms-windows.win95.setup
1 comp.databases.ms-access
This pointer is being posted to each affected group listed above.
Follow-ups are directed to news.admin.net-abuse.misc.
If you want to see exactly which file was deleted from a particular
group, read the full report in news.admin.net-abuse.announce. The
full report can also be found in alt.nocem.misc and alt.retromod.
Look for AR546 in the subject, or, if your reader supports it, use
The criteria used to search for this batch of large binaries were:
NEWSGROUPS: Unmoderated akr, biz, comp, misc, news, rec, or sci
(except for comp.binaries.apple2, comp.bugs.2bsd,
and rec.games.bolo)
BINARY: base64, binhex, uuencode, and xbtoa encoded files, etc.
SIZE: > 100,000 characters [(size * (# of parts - .5)), if multi-part]
If you must post a binary to Usenet, please post it *only* to an
appropriate binaries newsgroup such as alt.binaries.misc, and do *not*
crosspost it to non-binaries groups. Then, if you like, post something
in the appropriate discussion group telling people where to find the
binary in the binaries group (a pointer to the binary). This will
permit news administrators and users to decide for themselves whether
to receive the binary files.
For more information about binary cancels, see the bincancel FAQ,
<URL:[link lost in import: /~Geniac/ckn/binfaq.html]>
Please direct public feedback to news.admin.net-abuse.misc and private
Best wishes,
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