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From: aglover@acorn.co.uk (Alan Glover)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: SID mail server/Binaries group
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Date: 15 Jan 91 09:15:43 GMT
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Of the replies I've had so far, the majority of people would like to see
more binaries, notably from SID, but preferably in a dedicated group rather
than here in comp.sys.acorn. I'm not going to quote numbers with a CFD/CFV
pending.

Tiggr's CFD/CFV will be appearing soon, and I'll wait until the decision is
known before starting to post binaries here or elsewhere. I feel strongly
that a binaries group should be moderated to ensure that postings are
desktop-friendly where applicable, of a certain standard, and don't do
anything nasty to the machine (let alone containing (shhhh!) viruses). I
have volunteered to moderate the group initially since I expect that I'll be
contributing a steady stream of things to it anyway.

A number of people also mentioned that they still find the old mail server
access useful, so rest assured that posting binaries here is not going to be
a replacement for the mail server.

Alan