rmgroup
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English
Etymology
From rm (“Abbreviation of remove”) + group. Internal name of the message, short for remove group.
Noun
rmgroup (plural rmgroups)
- A Usenet control message indicating that a newsgroup should be removed.
- 1982 June 4, Joe Presley, “control messages to administrators (whuxlb.279)”, in net.news.b (Usenet):
- The capability somewhat exists in the rmgroup control message now; just define MANUALLY in your defs.h file. This should be extended to the other control messages.
- 1993, "Leader Kibo", IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THE FUTURE OF THE NET. (on newsgroups news.admin, news.groups, alt.config, comp.org.eff.talk, alt.religion.kibology, alt.politics.kibo, alt.sex)
- Every Usenet groups, and all its associated problems, will have been wiped off the face of the Earth forever by the might of the rmgroup.
Verb
rmgroup (third-person singular simple present rmgroups, present participle rmgrouping, simple past and past participle rmgrouped)
- (transitive) To remove (a newsgroup) or attempt to do so by means of such a message.
- Antonym: newgroup
- 1982 December 9, Dave Kratz, “Who the HELL is ...”, in net.general (Usenet):
- Who the HELL is net.msg.ctl and why do they keep telling me to 'rmgroup this andthat'. I LIKE SOME OF THOSE NEWSGROUPS. I WANT THEM. I WILL NOT rm THEM!!!!
- 1993, "Leader Kibo", IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THE FUTURE OF THE NET. (on newsgroups news.admin, news.groups, alt.config, comp.org.eff.talk, alt.religion.kibology, alt.politics.kibo, alt.sex)
- Of course, to prevent any power-crazed maniacs from putting the groups back, the newsgroup `control' will be rmgrouped.
- 1999, Travis Bemann, “Proposal: news.admin.net-abuse.moderated”, in news.admin.net-abuse.misc (Usenet):
- Just rmgrouping news.admin.net-abuse.usenet would get rid of both the kooks, trolls, and flamers as well as the discussions which are appropriate and pertain to Usenet abuse.