From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Subject: Re: group names starting with digits
Date: 18 Apr 1999 20:03:44 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m37lr9u7pb.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Stainless Steel Rat's message of "18 Apr 1999 09:56:23 -0400"
Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net> writes:
> AFAIK, these names are illegal. Newfroup name parts start with alphabetic
> characers. Ie, foo1.bar and more2.stuff are legal, but foo.1 is not.
It's not invalid to have group names that start with numbers (I
think), but it's highly, highly discouraged to have group that have
components that are numeric-only, like something.42.other and the
like. But Gnus should grok them, I think.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1999-04-18 18:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1999-04-18 12:00 Uwe Geuder
1999-04-18 13:56 ` Stainless Steel Rat
1999-04-18 18:03 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [this message]
1999-04-19 13:36 ` Stainless Steel Rat
1999-04-18 18:02 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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