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From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (mathew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn,eunet.micro.acorn
Subject: Re: New Archimedes Newsgroup - Call for discussion
Message-ID: <6qg7V16w163w@mantis.co.uk>
Date: 22 Jan 91 13:31:28 GMT
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marksv%t3h@uk.ac.man.cs writes:
>  How about a new newsgroup eunet.micro.acorn.steven.van.aadrt.utils.misc
> or even comp.sys.acorn.utils.steven.van.aardt.small.utils ?
> 
>  Please note that these must be *strictly* discussion groups. No netters
> (esp Steven himself) may post uuencoded Binaries to this group as it
> costs sites too much to recieve them, and takes up precious band width.

This is certainly the case with comp.sys.acorn, which the dork who
posted NetHack apparently didn't realize is a discussion-only group.

The question of posting binaries on eunet groups isn't really settled.

Where's that call for votes we were promised?


mathew.
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