Problem accessing via USENET was - [Re: Various modethods accesing debian-user list]

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

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Richard Owlett wrote:
> I am subscribed to debian-user@lists.debian.org in the
> normal fashion. Last weekend, for an unknown/unknowable
> reason, mail from all lists from lists.debian.org was
> interrupted. Also I was unable to connect to the archive
> page. Whatever the problem was, it is apparently resolved.
>
> That got me looking for alternatives in case it recurs.
> I found reference to USENET access via linux.debian.user and
> was reminded of the digest alternative subscription.
>
> I have 2 questions.
> 1. Is the link between the USENET newsgroup completely
> bidirectional with the mailing list?
>      I'm posting this via USENET as a partial test for that.
>
> Well, I *tried* to do so. My USENET access is via
> news.supernews.com . It carriers a group listed as
> linux.debian. I received a bounce message whose implications
> I did not understand. I'll start a sub-thread to discuss
> clarifying some information given on
> http://www.debian.org/support#usenet .
>
> [SNIP my 2nd question]

I think the first sentence under "Usenet newsgroups", { "A 
lot of our mailing lists can be browsed as newsgroups, in the
 linux.debian.* hierarchy. "}, needs clarification. I 
received a message from a "Moderation Robot" saying that the 
group I attempted to access was a moderated group.  The 
subscription form seemed to indicate that to post I would 
end up having to set up my newsreader to access an 
additional newsserver just to access a single group. Their 
FAQ page did not clarify the issue for me.

Just how confused am I?

TIA