In article <1994May6.160010.25347@miavx1>, [log in to unmask]
(Brian Samson) writes:
> Is there any way that us low-life (the normal users of NetNews) can get stats
> like how long a newsgroup keeps its articles,
 
See my posting to mu.newgroups dated 28 Apr 1994 for a listing of standard
retention periods for various NetNews hierarchies carried at Miami.
 
>                                               what newsgroups Miami doesn't
> subscribe to, etc?
 
If you use the register command to add a newsgroup to your newsrc file, and
the newsgroup doesn't appear, it probably means Miami doesn't carry it.
 
> By the way, what if there's a newsgroup I want to read and Miami doesn't have
> it?  It hasn't happened to me yet, but the thought just arose.  Where do I
> go?  Can I request that Miami subscribes, or am I SOL?
 
No, you're not SOL at all.  Just post a request to mu.newgroups or send me
e-mail at [log in to unmask]
 
> Brian Samson
> [log in to unmask]
>
> strong enough for a man who used to be a woman, but made for a woman who
>   wants to be a man.
 
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                          John B Harlan
         Campus Wide Information System (CWIS) Coordinator
                    Miami University (Ohio USA)
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