rmgroup Control Message

Also known as: rmgroup

The control message asking servers to remove a group. Since a forged rmgroup could wipe groups across the network, almost no server acts on one automatically today; administrators queue them for review or honor them only when signed by a recognized hierarchy maintainer. Articles in a removed group normally stay on disk and expire on the usual schedule rather than being deleted immediately.

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