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From: spaf@gatech.CSNET (Gene Spafford)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: proposed destruction of net.bizarre
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Date: Wed, 23-Oct-85 09:39:53 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 23 09:39:53 1985
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So, the net is an anarchy, is it?  Well, I'm just exercising my
rights under an anarchy -- I'm issuing "rmgroup" messages.

The majority (by a 18 to 1 margin, so far) of letters I've received
on this topic are in favor of the move, so if the net is a democracy,
then we''re still in the clear.

But you're missing the point altogether, I'm afraid.  A "net" group
implies worldwide distribution.  If no backbone site carries the group,
how is that a worldwide distribution?  How is it even close?  If you
want "net.bizarre" then create it on your machine.  If you want to
share it with some other machines, fine, create a distribution for it
and call it by that name.  I won't delete it.  But as far as the rest
of the world is concerned, it isn't a "net" group.

And by the way, although some people like to proclaim that the
net is an anarchy, it isn't actually.  And it hasn't been for
a long, long time.  But that is a different discussion.
-- 
Gene "sometime in 1986" Spafford
The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332
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