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From: hogan@rosevax.UUCP (Andy Hogan)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Net.*.mac still in danger
Message-ID: <239@rosevax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 16:39:16 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 11 16:39:16 1985
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In Message <2040@umcp-cs.UUCP>, posted in net.news.group, 
mangoe@umcp-cs (Charley Wingate) writes:
>The following statistics were derived from seismo's top 25 groups numbers:
[this list is pared down a bit here and emphasis is added by me]
>   Group               Avg.          rank by
>                    Article Size   Tot. Traffic
>---------------------------------------------
>net.sources.games      22.7             10
>net.sources.mac        14.4              1  ***
>net.sources             6.2              2
>net.micro.mac           1.4              4  ***
>net.micro.atari         1.2             13
>net.micro.pc            1.1             19
>net.lang.c              1.1             20
>net.unix-wizards        0.8             17
>net.unix                0.8             25
>
>One thing that should be evident is that the ~.sources groups have become a
>primary service of the net.  A major cost of the system is distributing
>software for Macs and for games.  Notice also how far down the list the
>other "technical" groups appear.  

The ranking of net.*.mac groups is the major reason many of the backbone
site administrators are considering dropping these groups.  This decision
can still be prevented, or at least held to making the sources group a 
moderated one.  Voice your opinion in net.news.group!  There has been some
defense of the mac groups there, but also a lot of complaints.  I for
one don't want to see these groups made less useful!

-- 
Andy Hogan   Rosemount, Inc.   Mpls MN
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