Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!ucsd!nosc!humu!pegasus!tleylan From: tleylan@pegasus.com (Tom Leylan) Newsgroups: comp.databases Subject: Re: Database Mailing Lists Message-ID: <1991Jun28.215127.7760@pegasus.com> Date: 28 Jun 91 21:51:27 GMT References: <1991Jun27.150304.23017@news.iastate.edu> Distribution: usa Organization: Pegasus, Honolulu Lines: 27 In article <1991Jun27.150304.23017@news.iastate.edu> GO.MSB@isumvs.iastate.edu writes: >I do not agree. I see the purpose of this Newsnet group to create >discussion and illustrate strengths and problems associated with the >various DBMS products. If you categorize each product, there will be >no cross-fertilization/discussion or exchange of ideas. They will simply >become technical support groups, which is perhaps what some people want. >(This is probably a typical university versus industry situation). > Marvin, I agree 100%. I have noticed repeatedly that discussions invariably turn to splitting a newsgroup as the message count approaches 20 per day... Do people believe it is more productive to read 4 newsgroups each having 5 messages ? I don't. And along the lines that you point out, I'm unlikely to follow a comp.oracle newsgroup but would likely read Oracle related messages here (well let's say I would scan them). Add to that the need to cross-post messages if a question is of some interest to many product users and one actually increases network traffic. I'll vote NO on newsgroup fragmentation... tom leylan