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From: bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce D. Becker)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.3b1
Subject: Re: This newsgroup
Message-ID: <98718@becker.UUCP>
Date: 8 May 91 16:56:03 GMT
References: <91126.193523JXM114@psuvm.psu.edu> <15910@helios.TAMU.EDU> <1991May7.221933.15763@ceilidh.beartrack.com>
Organization: G. T. S., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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In article <1991May7.221933.15763@ceilidh.beartrack.com> dnichols@ceilidh.beartrack.com (DoN Nichols) writes:
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|	He may never see your response, if he's looking in 'unix-pc.*'.  If
|it passes through even ONE site running B-news which has 'unix-pc.*' aliased
|to 'comp.sys.3b1', your newsgroup line will get mangled to 'comp.sys.3b1'.
|See the Newsgroups: line from your article as seen at my site.
|
|	Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1
|
|	I responded to him by e-mail (if it doesn't get bounced by some
|site along the way :-) to explain the situation (including the newsgroup
|change by aliasing) to him.
|
|	Isn't it about time to turn off the aliasing now?  Then we can not be
|bothered by these postings.  (Is there anyone out there who still NEEDS
|'unix-pc.*' to get their news?)


	I have never aliased "unix-pc" newsgroups to
	"comp.*.3b1" for that reason; there are still
	folks out there who use them.  I don't think
	they are getting the very best informational
	deal, but I also don't think it's my right
	to mess with their usage.

	I don't think it's a good idea therefore to
	rmgroup the "unix-pc" newsgroups; like the old
	joke goes, "don't worry, it fall off by itself"...


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