s-o-1036 June 1994

7.4. rmgroup

The rmgroup message requests that a newsgroup be deleted:

     rmgroup-arguments  = newsgroup-name
     rmgroup-body       = body

The sole argument is the newsgroup name.  The body is a com-
ment, which software  MUST  ignore;  it  SHOULD  contain  an
explanation of the decision to delete the newsgroup.

     NOTE:  Criteria for newsgroup deletion vary widely
     and are outside the scope of this  Draft,  but  if
     formal procedures of one kind or another were fol-
     lowed in the decision,  the  body  should  mention
     this.  Administrators often look for such informa-
     tion when deciding whether  to  comply  with  cre-
     ation/deletion requests.

A  rmgroup  message  which  lacks an Approved header MUST be
ignored.

     NOTE: It would  also  be  desirable  to  ignore  a
     rmgroup message unless its Approved header names a
     person who is authorized (in some sense) to delete
     such  a newsgroup.  A cooperating subnet with suf-
     ficiently strong coordination to maintain  a  cor-
     rect and current list of authorized deleters might
     wish to do so for  its  internal  newsgroups.   It
     also  (or  alternatively)  might  wish to ignore a
     rmgroup message for an internal newsgroup that was
     posted  (or  cross-posted) to a non-internal news-
     group.

Unexpected  deletion  of  a  newsgroup  being  a  disruptive
action,   implementations  are  strongly  advised  to  refer
rmgroup messages to an administrator by default, unless per-
haps the message can be determined to have originated within
a cooperating subnet whose members are considered  trustwor-
thy.  Abuses have occurred.

--- ../rfc1036/Rmgroup.out          December 1987
+++ ../s-o-1036/Rmgroup.out          June 1994
@@ -1,10 +1,41 @@
-3.4.  Rmgroup
+7.4. rmgroup
 
-                  rmgroup <groupname>
+The rmgroup message requests that a newsgroup be deleted:
 
-    This message removes a newsgroup with the given name.  Since the
-    newsgroup is removed from every host on the network, this command
-    should be used carefully by a responsible administrator.  The
-    rmgroup message should be ignored unless there is an "Approved:"
-    line in the same message header.
+     rmgroup-arguments  = newsgroup-name
+     rmgroup-body       = body
+
+The sole argument is the newsgroup name.  The body is a com-
+ment, which software  MUST  ignore;  it  SHOULD  contain  an
+explanation of the decision to delete the newsgroup.
+
+     NOTE:  Criteria for newsgroup deletion vary widely
+     and are outside the scope of this  Draft,  but  if
+     formal procedures of one kind or another were fol-
+     lowed in the decision,  the  body  should  mention
+     this.  Administrators often look for such informa-
+     tion when deciding whether  to  comply  with  cre-
+     ation/deletion requests.
+
+A  rmgroup  message  which  lacks an Approved header MUST be
+ignored.
+
+     NOTE: It would  also  be  desirable  to  ignore  a
+     rmgroup message unless its Approved header names a
+     person who is authorized (in some sense) to delete
+     such  a newsgroup.  A cooperating subnet with suf-
+     ficiently strong coordination to maintain  a  cor-
+     rect and current list of authorized deleters might
+     wish to do so for  its  internal  newsgroups.   It
+     also  (or  alternatively)  might  wish to ignore a
+     rmgroup message for an internal newsgroup that was
+     posted  (or  cross-posted) to a non-internal news-
+     group.
+
+Unexpected  deletion  of  a  newsgroup  being  a  disruptive
+action,   implementations  are  strongly  advised  to  refer
+rmgroup messages to an administrator by default, unless per-
+haps the message can be determined to have originated within
+a cooperating subnet whose members are considered  trustwor-
+thy.  Abuses have occurred.