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From: gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore)
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Subject: How about...  net.unix.xenix
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Date: Fri, 11-Apr-86 04:47:59 EST
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In article <> gemini@homxb.UUCP (Rick Richardson) writes:
>I would like to see a group "net.micro.unix" created (NOT net.micro.xenix).
>The groups charter would be for and about uses of all versions of UNIX
>on single user computers.  I think that the breadth of machines and
>UNIX ports which this group would justify its existance.  Some of the
>machines that I think fit into this category are: IBM PC/AT, Tandy,
>AT&T PC6300+, AT&T UNIX PC, DEC PRO.  Some of the UNIX ports that fit are:
>MS-Xenix (3 or SVR2), SCO-Xenix, Venix (2 or SVR2), AT&T OS-Merge,
>AT&T UNIX SVR2.

Uh, I run a single user Unix system (Sun-3) which is a micro (68020).
But somehow I don't think I'd feel part of your net.micro.unix group.

I'd rather you called it net.unix.xenix which is really more what it
is for (relatively dumb questions, in the spectrum of Unix expertise,
about xeniX systems).

Of course, it won't help all the folks whose first question is "How
come netnews won't run on my xeniX machine?"...  (Ans: apparently
a 4K stack is considered extravagant on these machines.)

Let's not make it a mod group -- it's too hard to post to them and
you can't cross-post.  Though this seems to be considered an advantage,
I'd prefer that things got filtered on their content rather than on
how much attention you've paid to setting up the moderators file,
finding routes between hither and yon, etc.
-- 
John Gilmore  {sun,ptsfa,lll-crg,ihnp4}!hoptoad!gnu   jgilmore@lll-crg.arpa
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