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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
Newsgroups: net.news.config
Subject: impending newsgroup cuts
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Date: Fri, 11-Oct-85 12:25:38 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 11 12:25:38 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 11-Oct-85 12:25:38 EDT
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
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Effective one week from today, i.e. Friday 18 Oct 1985, barring radical
changes of mind, utzoo will cease to accept or forward the following
newsgroups and their subgroups:

	net.philosophy
	net.politics
	net.religion
	net.bizarre
	net.flame

In addition, there is a significant probability that some or all of the
following will also get the axe shortly:

	net.music
	net.audio
	net.abortion
	net.auto
	net.movies
	net.women
	net.sf-lovers

This will affect most of Eastern Canada, since we are the central feed
for the region.

The reason for all this is simple:  our phone bills are reaching the
danger point.  That first list of newsgroups, with their subgroups,
constitutes 25% of recent traffic.  The second list adds another 15-20%.

Our expenditures on the network are justified in terms of the technical
information flow.  None of the above groups can be defended in this way.
Note that I have picked only the indisputably non-technical groups with
heavy traffic.  I regard things like net.sources.mac with a very jaundiced
eye, and their day may come, but right now I'm willing to consider them
legitimate.

I deeply regret having to do this, but I see no other solution.
-- 
				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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