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From: jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: alt.sources.amiga
Message-ID: <6803.AA6803@caleb>
Date: 13 Oct 90 05:40:28 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga
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In article <9037@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
bgribble@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Bill Gribble) writes:

> Excuse my ignorance, but what's the point of alt.sources.amiga when a
>   perfectly servicable comp.sources.amiga exists?  And aren't alt.*

At various times, the volunteer moderators of comp.sources.amiga have
been too busy to post for weeks or months at a time.  alt.sources.amiga
was created to provide a backup distribution method.  Since it is not
moderated, it was expected to expedite source distribution.  Unfortunately,
many sites do not get the alt newsgroups.

>   groups, by definition, pretty much immune to interference from
>   net.police, self-proclaimed or otherwise?
 
All newsgroups (except possibly moderated ones) are hostage to the
cooperation of the net readership (postership?)  If you post amiga
binaries to talk.politics or rec.autos, people will ask you to stop.
Some people flame, others ask politely.  But noone except your site
administrator can actually prevent you from posting whatever you
choose whereever you choose.  There are no "REAL" net.police.  I,
like many others, sometimes take it upon myself to remind the net
what a particular newsgroup is expected to contain.  In this case,
it is supposed to contain Amiga program sources.  (Actually, the
charter for the group allowed limited discussions about programs
posted to the group.)  Of course, you are free to ignore my request
if you so desire...


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                                                Jim Pritchett


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