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From: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu (TELECOM Moderator)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: CALL FOR VOTES: comp.dcom.fax
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Date: 4 Nov 90 15:10:10 GMT
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X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 789, Message 11 of 11


The Call For Votes message appearing in this issue of the Digest is
required here since Usenet (to whom the Digest is gatewayed as
comp.dcom.telecom) requires that in addition to announcement of voting
in news.groups, persons in groups likely to be affected are also to be
notified.

The establishment of 'comp.dcom.fax' would affect this group since it
is likely some messages which previously would have appeared in
telecom pertaining to Fax will no longer appear here. It is possible
some articles about Fax might be cross-posted, as now happens
sometimes with articles about modems which appear in comp.dcom.modems
at the same time as here.

I do not believe there is sufficient traffic in the subject matter of
Fax at this time to warrant a separate group. In any event, some
readers of TELECOM Digest are unable to receive the Usenet news groups
and (unless the article is cross-posted) would not be able to see
posts pertaining to Fax if they did not appear here.

My recommendation therefore is to vote NO for the establishment of
comp.dcom.fax. After you have made your decision, please send your
vote to the address given in the previous message.  *Do not* send your
vote to me.

Thank you.


Patrick Townson
TELECOM Moderator