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From: heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: ESIX e-mailing list
Message-ID: <2442@sud509.ed.ray.com>
Date: 17 Sep 90 15:47:59 GMT
References: <540@everex.UUCP> <2107@jwt.UUCP>
Sender: heiser@sud509.ed.ray.com (Bill Heiser - Unix Sys Admin @ Raytheon Company, Sudbury MA)
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In article <2107@jwt.UUCP> john@jwt.UUCP (John Temples) writes:
>In article <540@everex.UUCP> jde@everex.UUCP (-Jeff Ellis) writes:
>>Well I have seen a few requests for someone to start an ESIX mailing list.
>
>I'd rather see ESIX discussions remain here in the newsgroup, rather
>than having things fragmented up among vendor-specific newsgroups and
>mailing lists.

There are times when a mailing list can be great.  General conversations
should remain in a newsgroup like this, but when someone has a specific
question requiring a quick fix, the mailing list generates good response.
I see this with the myriad of Sun-related lists and newsgroups.

Bill



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