Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!bibs!taine From: taine@bibs.FIDONET.ORG (Taine Gilliam) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: delays in comp.binaries.ibm.pc Message-ID: <215.2574E9D8@bibs.FIDONET.ORG> Date: 29 Nov 89 09:17:21 GMT Organization: The B.I.B.S. System, Charleston, SC (803)556-9094HST Lines: 30 In a message of , Rahul Dhesi (1:372/42) writes: >Several months ago I raised the issue of a "rush" category for >comp.binaries.ibm.pc software. Such software would be untested or only >very minimally tested, and posted immediately. Public opinion was >greatly *against* doing this. > i still would NOT like to see a "rush" group. >Currently I test everything posted to my own satisfaction, and I'm a >fairly picky user. The speed with which postings appear is thus >governed by the speed at which I do the testing. The actual posting >process is not the bottleneck. > quite understandable and desirable. my only nit is with the authors that release stuff faster than you can review it. this is going to happen in any quality distribution service though. as a member of several Fido related software groups i believe your reviews and comments to be a GREAT enhancement over the simple good/bad evaluation i often see. taine -- Taine Gilliam - at FidoNet node 1:372/42 w/ Magpie BBS UUCP: uunet!bibs!taine INTERNET: taine@bibs.FIDONET.ORG