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From: rht@smsdpg.uu.net (Randy Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Priority scheme for comp.sys.mac.binaries?
Message-ID: <434@smsdpg.uu.net>
Date: 22 Jan 90 14:28:06 GMT
References: <1330@husc6.harvard.edu>
Organization: SMS Data Products Group, Reston VA
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From article <1330@husc6.harvard.edu>, by kovar@popvax.harvard.edu (David C. Kovar):
> [deleted]
> Several classifications could be created and all submissions could be 
> catagorized on submission. So, instead of one queue, multiple queues 
> would be running. When the highest priority queue was exhaused, stuff 
> would come out of the next one.
> [deleted]
> Classifications:
>   1) Latest virus software or items of similar nature.
>   2) Original freeware that fits in one article.
>   3) Original shareware that fits in one article.
>   4) One article items that don't fit in above classifications.
>   4) Multipart freeware. [Technotes included.]
>   5) Multipart shareware.
>   6) Demo/crippleware.

Hooray! I also an annoyed by the large volume of traffic created by 
the Demo/Crippleware products and the effect that they have on
other "important" software. 

I am not saying that demos, etc.  shouldnt get posted, but they 
should go to the back of the queue [IMHO]. I would love to see 
the above listed scheme implemented even tho it also has its 
failings. It would be nice if the moderators could monitor c.s.m 
to see the things that folks are hollering for (for example the 
mac port of uupc) but I realize that this is impractical. I could 
even forsee posters getting friends to "holler" for their product 
so that it would get out, generating even more traffic than there 
already is.

No system will satisfy all, but this one has a good chance of 
satisfying most of the folks. Go for it!
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