Jochen Schulz <m...@well-adjusted.de> wrote:
>> But "gmane.linux.debian.user" is an incomplete address!

> It's the complete name of the newsgroup. It just happens to be available
> on only one server.

It's possibly available on many more than just one. My (leafnode) server,
for example, takes a partial feed from gmane. That's the beauty of usenet:
it's a distributed system. (The gmane mail/news gateway, on the other
hand, is most definitely available only on on system.)

Chris


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