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From: sob@neuro1.UUCP (Stan Barber)
Newsgroups: net.news.adm,net.news
Subject: Re: Saving the net
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Date: Mon, 18-Nov-85 01:21:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 18 01:21:00 1985
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Lauren, I (and I think the rest of the non-ARPA sites) would love to
see a copy of these rules. Can you point to the appropriate RFC or
whatever that we can get from SRI-NIC? Or, better yet, can you
cite (i.e. quote) these rules right here in net.news (yes, this
is net.news.adm, but follow-ups are pointed at net.news).
This information isn't restricted, is it?

Or the arguement of appropriate use of ARPANET vs material on usenet,
I must concur that many of the "flame-oriented" news groups are
probably inappropriate. However, I do notice that most (if not
all) the mod groups originate in ARPA-land. Given that, could the
ARPANET be used to transport that group from backbone to backbone?

I also note in the ARPANET list of lists that there are recreational
oriented groups like SF-Lovers, RAILROAD, CUBE-LOVERS, and so on.
Even a few OPINION groups are to be found: ARMS-D, POLI-SCI
and so on. I think your estimate of 90% might have been a bit high, don't you?

In fact, it is not clear to me that some sites do not ALREADY employ
this method of distributing news via TCP-UUCP.

-- 
Stan		uucp:{ihnp4!shell,rice}!neuro1!sob     Opinions expressed
Olan		ARPA:sob@rice.arpa		       here are ONLY mine &
Barber		CIS:71565,623   BBS:(713)660-9262      noone else's.