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From: markw@gvlf1-c.gvl.unisys.com (Mark H. Weber)
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Subject: Re: Reorganization of comp.sys.att (was: CFD: create comp.sys.3b1)
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jmaynard@thesis1.hsch.utexas.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
|markw@GVL.Unisys.Com (Mark H. Weber) writes:
|>    comp.sys.att.3b1    7300's, 3b1's and related CT machines
|>                .3b2    Can include the 3b2-clones (3b5, 3b15, 3b20..)
|>                .misc   Other stuff
|
|Some systems can't handle newsgroups with leading digits in parts of
|the name. A number of groups have been originally proposed that way, and
|they all have been changed due to this problem...in fact, the u3b.*
|hierarchy started out in life as the 3b.* hierarchy and had to be renamed.
|
|No, I don't have a specific suggestion, but having groups named .3b1 and
|.3b2 will cause problems.

I guess we need to pick a letter (Vanna, I'd like to buy a vowel) - 
what about "u" (for unix?). How does this look:

    comp.sys.att.misc    General discussions about AT&T computers
                .u3b1    3b1's, 7300's and related CT machines
                .u3b2    3b2's, including the 3b2-clones (3b5, 3b15, 3b20..)

Maybe not the prettiest solution, but it should be workable.

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