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From: farrier@Apple.COM (Cary Farrier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: New Newsgroup
Message-ID: <36572@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 17 Nov 89 01:11:26 GMT
References: <8911161748.aa10578@SMOKE.BRL.MIL>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <8911161748.aa10578@SMOKE.BRL.MIL> ALBRO@NIEHS.BITNET writes:
>One thing I don't understand; if the problem with this newsgroup is that people
>post essays on Apple marketing and trivial questions, things that are not
>consistant with the theme of the newsgroup, how is making another newsgroup
>with a different name going to keep them from doing the same thing there?

	The only "theme" of comp.sys.apple is that the articles should
relate to the Apple II product line.  The creation of comp.sys.apple2.tech
would create a newsgroup whose theme is apple II technical information,
and comp.sys.apple would be for apple II general information.


>
>- Phil Albro -



Cary Farrier

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