In article <1994May2.110620.25169@miavx1>, [log in to unmask]
wrote:
> If mu.* retention is 180 days, then why are there still posts from last May
in
> certain groups (like this one)? Or have they been extended past the standard?
>
> --micah
 
Per the phrasing of my previous post ("approximate formula," "standard
retention," etc.), as a rule, mu.* newsgroups have a 180-day retention, but
there are exceptions (and not just within the mu. hierarchy).  Some specific
newsgroups have longer retention, some much shorter (such as mu.weather).
 
John
 
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                          John B Harlan
         Campus Wide Information System (CWIS) Coordinator
                    Miami University (Ohio USA)
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