Use this page to specify or change options for a newsgroup.
Newsgroup
Provides a space to type a name for the newsgroup when adding a newsgroup. If you are editing a newsgroup, this box will display the name of the newsgroup. You can use regular characters, periods (.), or hyphens (-) in newsgroup names.
Description
Provides a space to type a description of the newsgroup.
Read Only
Select this option to set read-only permissions for the newsgroup specified in the Newsgroup box. When this box is selected, users and feeds will not be able to post articles to this newsgroup. (For example, you may not want users and feeds to be able to post to newsgroups that publish facts.)
Moderated
Select this option to specify that this newsgroup is supervised by a moderator. When articles are posted to a moderated newsgroup, e-mail will be sent to the moderator. The moderator can review the articles and then post with an approved-by header.
If SMTP is not configured, posting to moderated groups will fail.