Path: utzoo!censor!geac!alias!rae%alias@csri.utoronto.ca From: rae%alias@csri.utoronto.ca (Reid Ellis) Newsgroups: news.groups Subject: Re: Call for discussion -- comp.binaries.usenet-ps-maps Summary: comp.binaries.images or news.maps.ps? Message-ID: <612@alias.UUCP> Date: 11 Nov 89 18:32:41 GMT References: <8911081800.AA06383@prune.bbn.com> Reply-To: rae%alias@csri.utoronto.ca (Reid Ellis) Organization: Alias Research -- the cutting edge in JAGGIE technology Lines: 24 Rich Salz writes: |I'm sure some people are opposed to the "-ps-" part of the name. The |intent is to help ward off people from asking for HPGL or TIFF or other |formats. Yes, the mnemonic is not totally obvious, but we think it strikes |a reasonable compromise. Two thoughts: the growing need for a place for image data in news; usenet oriented postings should go under the 'news' hierarchy. A place for images might be comp.binaries.images. A place for usenet map images might be news.maps.images. Usenet maps could be cross-posted. This does not address the "I want a TIFF version" questions mentioned, but I don't think it's that much of a problem -- has Brian Reid been deluged with such questions/requests? Reid --- Reid Ellis, 264 Broadway Avenue, Toronto ON, M4P 1V9, Canada rae%alias@csri.utoronto.ca +1 416 487 1383