All newsgroups must be registered with the NewsMaster and otherwise conform to these policies. Newsgroups that do not comply with these policies will be deleted without notice. Use of network news is governed by University regulations, the Information Technology Appropriate Use, and local, state, and federal laws. Restrictions apply to protect expression. For example, policy prohibits one user canceling or modifying a posting by another user.
Anonymous postings are permissible as long as they conform to the published policies.
Records of users' subscriptions to groups or access to groups are not kept except briefly as may be required for system maintenance purposes. These records are not publicly available. Such request must be made in writing or equivalent form. The NewsMaster reserves the right to review the requested newsgroup name and determine the appropriate placement in the hierarchy. If a newsgroup exists at another location and is carried by Yale's Internet provider, but is not currently carried at Yale it will be added if the request if sent to the NewsMaster and the newsgroup appears in the NetNews group list at uu.net.