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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio,net.news.group
Subject: Re: new group net.ham-radio.packet -- history/apology/future
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Date: Tue, 18-Jun-85 00:08:33 EDT
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> If you want to create a newsgroup to act as a "gateway" to and from
> an Arpa newslist, the newsgroup should be created as a "mod" group, not
> as a "net" group.  The "mod" option will help get replies to the
> right place (as well as postings) and make the gateway simpler
> to maintain.  
> 
> We DON'T want another "net" group which connects to an Arpa group.
> We've had problems with such links in the past.
> -- 
> Gene "3 months and holding" Spafford

Gene, get off it.  Perhaps you would volunteer to moderate this list?
Perhaps you'd like to moderate all the net groups so that problems
won't occur?  The gateway is very simple to maintain.  All we do is
some table entries and it occurs.  What basis in fact do you have for
your statement?

-Ron