Thresholds
- According to RFC 1036 only the author of the target message or the administrator of the site that injected the message is allowed to send a cancel.
- According to the Spam Thresholds FAQ a BI of 20/45 applies to all hierarchies. Series of articles above this limit may be canceled by everyone.
- In some hierarchies alternative (stricter) limits were defined through a public vote.
- No cancel messages or any derivatives thereof are allowed within free.*.
In fact a cancel message is a just a non-binding request to remove a certain article. News server operators can freely decide on how to implement the conflicting policies.
| Hierarchy | Cancel Index | Time Range | Limit | Reports | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | BI | 45 | 20 | news.admin.net-abuse.bulletins | |
| at.* | ACI | 45 | 11 | at.usenet.cancel-reports | |
| at.anzeigen.* | ACI | 14 | 4 | at.usenet.cancel-reports | |
| bln.* | BI | 45 | 3 | ||
| de.* | BI | 7 | 5 | de.admin.net-abuse.announce | |
| de.alt.dateien.* | BI | 45 | 1 | de.admin.net-abuse.announce | |
| de.markt.* | BI | 45 | 2 | de.admin.net-abuse.announce | |
| es.* | BI | 45 | 20 | ||
| fr.* | BI | 30 | 10 | fr.usenet.abus.rapports | |
| hamster.de.* | BI | 30 | 3 | hamster.cancelreport | |
| it.* | BI | 45 | 20 | it.news.net-abuse | |
| muc.* | BI | 45 | 2 | ||
| nl.* | SBI | 10 | nl.internet.misbruik.rapport | ||
| nrw.* | BI | 7 | 2 | ||
| schule.* | BI | 14 | 3 | schule.cancelreport |
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