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From: tower@inmet.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
Message-ID: <1830@inmet.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 25-Nov-84 00:47:57 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 25 00:47:57 1984
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Nf-From: inmet!tower    Nov 23 18:54:00 1984

Subject: Sup-optimal interactions with ARAPNET Unix lists.

Re: net.news.group / amdahl!gam / 12:46 am  Nov 17, 1984
>    ...
>    net.unix.shells   - discussion of csh/sh/ksh, other shells, new shells
>    net.unix.kernel   - discussion of the kernel calls in section 2
>    net.unix.clib     - discussion of C library routines of section 3
>    net.unix-wizards.kernel - kernel esoterica
>    net.unix-wizards.drivers - device drivers problems/operations
>    
>    net.unix would be left for discussions of unix tools (grep, awk, etc).
>    ...
>    Gordon A. Moffett		...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,nsc}!amdahl!gam

These two groups are bi-directionally gated into two ARPANET lists.
	net.unix	 <==> INFO-UNIX@BRL
	net.unix-wizards <==> UNIX-WIZARDS@BRL

Though it would be possible to funnel from the many proposed net.unix.*
and net.unix-wizards.* groups into the corresponding ARPA list, the
reverse expansion of postings from an ARPA list into many proposed
net.unix[-wizards].* groups is a bit beyond the state of the art (the
curious can look at the net.micro and net.micro.* groups to see the
effect).

The bottom line here is that you will only get some of the partitioning
desired. One will still have to read the base group to catch responses
from the ARPA side of the gate. 

There is a high amount of ARPA traffic in the two present net.unix*
groups, and its of high (useful) quality. 

In light of this, is a partial partitioning really wanted?
If it is, be careful to coordinate it with BRL!

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