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From: avolio@decuac.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: net.sources is alive and well
Message-ID: <819@decuac.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 14-Feb-86 13:42:57 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb 14 13:42:57 1986
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In article <1003@unmvax.UUCP>, wampler@unmvax.UUCP writes:
> 	First, I re-read all the newuser files, and I don't think it
> is as clear as you all seem to think what is or isn't appropriate.
> You may have more files than I, but I don't think this is an atypical
> site.  The guideline for net.sources is "large files such as
> sources and documentation" (or words very close to that), and
> "no discussion - bugs to net.sources.bugs" (no mention of net.wanted.sources).

I suspect that you are looking at ancient descriptions.  Discussions or
no, net.sources is mostly (per article not per byte) junk.  When over 50%
of the postings in a given week are "Please repost" or "Software wanted"
then there is a problem. (You may ask where did I get these statistics?  I
made them up...)

I find this in mod.newslists, net.announce.newusers, and net.news.group
and so should you:

   From: usenet@gatech.UUCP
   Newsgroups: mod.newslists,net.announce.newusers,net.news.group
   Subject: List of Active Newsgroups (Last changed: 13 January 1986)
   Message-ID: <2555@gatech.CSNET>
   Date: 1 Feb 86 05:19:39 GMT
   Organization: School of Information and Computer Science, Georgia Tech


   The following is a list of currently active USENET newsgroups as of
   1 February 1986.  There are two basic subcategories of netwide
   newsgroups: "net" and "mod".
   ...
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Newsgroup               Description
   ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   ...
   net.sources             For the posting of software packages & documentation.
			      (cf. net.wanted.sources)
	   net.sources.bugs        For bug fixes and features discussion
				      pertaining to items in net.sources
	   net.sources.games       Postings of recreational software
	   net.sources.mac         Software for the Apple Macintosh
   ...
   net.wanted              Requests for things that are needed.
	   net.wanted.sources      Requests for software, termcap entries, etc.
   ...
   mod.sources             Moderated postings of public-domain sources.
	   mod.sources.doc         Archived public-domain documentation.
-- 
Fred @ DEC Ultrix Applications Center
{decvax,seismo,cbosgd}!decuac!avolio            avolio@decuac.DEC.COM