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 -- John B Harlan Campus Wide Information System (CWIS) Coordinator Miami University (Ohio USA) [log in to unmask]