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From: mouse@larry.mcrcim.mcgill.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: use of xannounce
Message-ID: <9101060516.AA19089@Larry.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>
Date: 6 Jan 91 05:16:29 GMT
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>> Regardless of the reasons for which x.announce was created, my
>> personal use of it is to help keep abreast of all software that I
>> can run in my X environment.  I do not care where that software
>> comes from.

xannounce isn't there for that.  You're trying to use it for something
it's not intended for.

> I tend to agree with Greg.  I would much rather be notified of
> products here (via e-mail), [...].

So start a mailing list for commercial X product announcements.  Don't
try to take over someone else's mailing list for whatever you happen to
think it would be handy to use it for.

					der Mouse

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