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From: frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Creating a newsgroup for the 6000-series ?
Message-ID: <2095@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Date: 24 Aug 90 17:53:00 GMT
References: <2085@krafla.rhi.hi.is> <6284@darkstar.ucsc.edu>
Reply-To: frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason)
Organization: University of Iceland (RHI)
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In article <6284@darkstar.ucsc.edu> hugo@spica.ucsc.edu (Hugo Calendar) writes:
>What's wrong with .rs6000?  (ie. Why are some people unhappy about it?)

r.s. is a VERY offensive term somewhere in the world (Australia I think),
meaning "rat shit" :-) 

I have received a couple of E-mail replies from IBM, saying they do not
want to see the group named .rs6000

I have also received replies from another company who also produces a "6000"
computer - they would prefer the group to be named something else than .6000
or .r6000

As I said in my original posting - .risc6000 is the safest bet - it is just
a bit long.

-frisk

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