Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site phri.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!pesnta!phri!roy From: roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) Newsgroups: net.games.frp,net.games,net.news.group Subject: Re: New Newsgroup (FRP on the NET) Message-ID: <2054@phri.UUCP> Date: Sat, 14-Dec-85 11:50:53 EST Article-I.D.: phri.2054 Posted: Sat Dec 14 11:50:53 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 15-Dec-85 07:01:46 EST References: <128@mrstve.UUCP> <56@ttidcc.UUCP> Followup-To: net.news.group Organization: Public Health Research Inst. (NY, NY) Lines: 20 Xref: watmath net.games.frp:2246 net.games:2395 net.news.group:4834 In article <128@mrstve.UUCP> mark@mrstve.UUCP (Mark Smith) writes: > Just taking a poll on how many people would be interested in a FRP news- >group where you don't talk about FRP games, but you PLAY them. As I pointed out a while ago on net.games.pbm, it is absurd to use a newsgroup to communicate with the small number of people in a particular game. Not only is it far more expensive than email, it's slower and less reliable. Use the newsgroup to look for players, but once you have the game organized, use email to distribute each turn's results. No reason why this has to shut out kibbitzers and onlookers; they can be on the game's mailing list as well. BTW, I've added a "Followup-to: net.news.group", where this type of discussion belongs. If you care about this and don't already subscribe to net.news.group, do so now so you don't miss out. -- Roy Smith System Administrator, Public Health Research Institute 455 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016