On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 19:45:43 GMT, Larry Dighera wrote in
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... Now how do you broadcast that convention? Do you amend the newsgroup
charter, or periodically post a notice, or ...?

Periodic notices, cheerleading, and good example.

There is no formal mechanism for changing group charters. The
one that goes on file at the time of the group's creation stays on
file.

Marty
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