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From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Is net.sources beyond hope?
Message-ID: <9177@amdcad.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Feb-86 23:55:40 EST
Article-I.D.: amdcad.9177
Posted: Tue Feb  4 23:55:40 1986
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References: <478@kepler.UUCP> <247@maynard.UUCP>
Reply-To: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
Organization: AMD, Sunnyvale, California
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Summary: How about mod.sources?

In article <247@maynard.UUCP> campbell@maynard.UUCP (Larry Campbell) writes:
>> I've been trying to send mail to people making inappropriate postings
>> in net.sources -- particularly for things that belong in net.wanted.sources
>> or net.bugs.  But in several weeks (months?) since the discussion here
>> and example form letter from Spaf, if anything net.sources looks worse
>> than ever.
>> 
>> Should I give up?  Does it matter?  If nobody else cares, there's not
>> much point in bothering the poor uninformed suckers any more.
>
>I also have been sending a version (slightly softened in tone) of Spaf's
>form letter to net.sources abusers.  I've sent out a lot of copies in the
>last two weeks!  For what it's worth, MoJo, keep it up.  Perhaps if we
>could just get 10 or 20 or even 100 people to do likewise, net.sources
>would get cleaned up.

Better yet, let's KILL net.sources and use mod.sources.  Remember the
TVX disaster? This is bound to keep happening as netnews novices
decide to share their programs if we keep net.sources around. It's the
same mistakes over and over: 1) articles too big 2) articles which
get eaten, followed by four dozen requests for reposting IN NET.SOURCES.

As for those that don't get mod groups: get it fixed! You'll probably
get more reliable news out of it, since you'll probably have to
upgrade news software. And don't be scared about upgrading, 2.10.3
drops in really easily.
-- 
 If you are seen fixing something, you will be asked to fix it
 every time it breaks from then on. 

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