Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.10 $; site uiucdcs
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!mcewan
From: mcewan@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Re: Silly, silly us: net.columb
Message-ID: <174400001@uiucdcs>
Date: Sun, 16-Mar-86 18:50:00 EST
Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.174400001
Posted: Sun Mar 16 18:50:00 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 18-Mar-86 07:39:51 EST
References: <130@pta.OZ>
Lines: 15
Nf-ID: #R:pta.OZ:130:uiucdcs:174400001:000:589
Nf-From: uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU!mcewan    Mar 16 17:50:00 1986


> While we're on the subject of renaming net groups, this seems
> to be a good time to think about renaming net.* to world.* ...
> Thus would reflect the true cosmopolitan nature of the network,
> and force Americans to realise that net.* is not just usa.*. (1/2 * :-))

Good idea! This also might cut down on the used car ads from New Jersey
(although I'm not sure if any of the people placing those realizes that
nj != the universe).

			Scott McEwan
			{ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!mcewan

"I'm sorry, sir. According to your identification you're not even born
 yet. Come back in 500 years."