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From: bson@rice-chex.ai.mit.edu (Jan Brittenson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: RFD:  comp.sys.handhelds.hp48 and comp.sources.hp48 moderated
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Date: 13 May 91 16:01:10 GMT
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In a posting of [13 May 91 08:02:04 GMT]
   asmith@acorn.co.uk (Andy Smith) writes:

 > What about the general HP stuff?? where will that go??

The general group.

 > Certainly with my mailer, I can only post to one group at a time -
 > bang goes cross posting.

   If you access c.s.h via mail, then just add further recipients. If
you're using Pnews (i.e. rn), then modify the Newsgroups: field.

 > I am sure that more gerneral groups, such as c.s.h.palmtops and
 > c.s.h.hp_sci would be better.

   That won't solve the problem, namely that HP-48 issues is currently
swamping the newsgroup. And it's likely going to get worse by fall
when students armed with their newly acquired HP-48S:s start posting.

 > By the way; In which group would you post things about the HP ir
 > printers??

   Given that the printer is not a handheld, it should probably go
wherever printer issues go. Unless the interest is somehow related to
a handheld. This can certainly be said for the IR printer - it only
operates with handhelds. If the question is related to no specific
handheld with a group of its own, then it belongs in
the general group, whatever it's called.

   You also mention that you are primarily interested in HP-28 issues,
but archive the HP-48 topics for future reference, should you acquire
an HP-48. This should be tremendously simplified when the HP-48 stuff
goes into its own newsgroup. In fact, the moderated group will
automatically be archived, so you don't even have to subscribe until
you have an HP-48.

						-- Jan Brittenson
						   bson@ai.mit.edu