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From: carroll@ssc-vax (Jeff Carroll)
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Subject: Re: PPP: Let's create comp.protocols.ppp
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Date: 22 Apr 91 18:36:51 GMT
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In article <1991Apr21.052511.22841@onion.rain.com> jeff@onion.rain.com (Jeff Beadles) writes:
>brian@telebit.com (Brian Lloyd) writes:
>>
>>I would name it comp.protocols.serial-internetworking.  It is rather
>>long but it is more descriptive and it can encompass SLIP, PPP,
>>routing issues, dial-up IP, etc.  I wouldn't want to give the
>>appearance of being only for PPP.
>
>Bleep.  Wrong answer. :-)
>
>Newsgroup name components may not exceed 14 characters.  There are still a lot
>of older versions of Unix out there that don't support any more than 14
>character file/directory names.  (sigh)

	Another problem with this name is the insinuation that lines that 
don't use multipin D connectors are somehow not serial. How is Ethernet
inherently less serial than EIA-232D?

	I'd suggest comp.protocols.internet.eia, to be used for discussion
of protocols for internetworking machines using EIA-XXX interfaces and
voiceband/leased-line analog modems.

	This would clear the way for the future creation of comp.protocols.
internet.isdn, comp.protocols.internet.sonet, and the ilk.

-- 
Jeff Carroll
carroll@ssc-vax.boeing.com

"Do you think I care? ... I have an infinite amount of money."	-Bill Gates