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From: tp@ndm20
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Demise of net.general
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Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 12:22:00 EDT
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>It has been decided to abolish net.general.  This group will be
>replaced with a moderated group, mod.general, for announcements
>of general interest to the net.

By whom? You? There was nothing in net.news.groups about it. Last
I heard, that was where such things are discussed (as a matter of 
fact, I believe that was discussed recently, but not with the result
you favor. net.announce fulfills the function you seem to envision for
mod.general.

>Discussions which seem to have no appropriate newsgroup, but are not
>of general interest (the recent coke discussion comes to mind) 
>should be directed to net.misc.

That is and always has been true. Who elected you to enforce it?

Thanks,
Terry Poot
Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers
(214)739-4741
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