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Also known as: newgroup
The control message asking servers to create a group, carrying the group name, its moderation status, and usually the charter in the body. In the Big 8 it is issued only after a proposal has passed a vote; in alt.* anyone can send one. Because forged newgroups were once common, most administrators now process these by hand or accept them only from a trusted signing key.
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