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From: chip@t4test.UUCP (Chip Rosenthal)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: Origin of the name grep
Message-ID: <1082@t4test.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 31-Aug-84 12:06:22 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 31 12:06:22 1984
Date-Received: Mon, 3-Sep-84 20:07:21 EDT
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Organization: Intel, Santa Clara, Ca.
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Summary: comment on multiple newsgroups

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>Subject: Re:  Origin of the name grep
>Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.news
>From: chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq)
>Date: Wed, 29-Aug-84 23:06:04 PDT
>
>The ARPA people have the disadvantage that something posted here on usenet
>to net.unix and net.unix-wizards will show up in their mailboxes twice,
>once to INFO-UNIX, once to INFO-UNIX-WIZARDS. Usenet has the advantage that
>the software will (should?) only show it once. When ARPA people post to
>both, everyone sees it twice. 

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I would like to sensetize people to one fact here.  It has to do with
sites which are running news under Eunice.  Either these sites throw
away multiple newsgroup postings, or the articles are physically
duplicated into each of the newsgroups.  So, if somebody posts an
article to seven newsgroups, I read it seven times.

The number of sites running news under Eunice is probably increasing.
Yes, we are still the minority.  But if folks can show consideration
and minimize their postings to multiple newsgroups, it would be
appreciated.

Flames about using `real' Unix would not be appreciated.  Those sites
running Eunice have their reasons, just as the sites running PDP-11's
have reasons for not running VAXen.  Nope, Eunice is here, and will
continue to be used as long so people develop software for the VMS
environment.

My general comment to the network community is to reconsider when you
are going to post to multiple newsgroups.  To software developers,
please recognize that Eunice exists.  If possible, get a Eunice system
as part of your beta-site activities.  I will certainly offer my
services towards these ends.

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Chip Rosenthal, Intel/Santa Clara
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