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From: rsweeney@dasys1.UUCP
Newsgroups: news.groups,comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: new moderated newsgroup(s) for Atari ST software distrbution
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Date: Tue, 24-Feb-87 01:08:48 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 24 01:08:48 1987
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Summary: follow the procedure..

In article <1271@husc6.UUCP>, grunau_b@husc4.harvard.edu (Justin J. M. Grunau) writes:
> Also, although I think an "ask-Atari" moderated group is likely to be of little
> or no use, I don't think it is necessary to respond that commercial services
> are appropriate replacements for usenet.  Any sort of knowledge dissemination
> we can get out of usenet is good, as long as it doesn't become simply wasteful.

Instead of an "ask-Atari" newsgroup, how about Atari themselves setting
up and moderating a MAILING LIST (which is what's supposed to happen
before a new newsgroup is created, if I'm not mistaken) concerning
these topics.  This seems to be the appropriate solution, as the questions
are being directed to a group of individuals on the same machine.  Perhaps
responses could be sent out in a digest format, similar to the
Info-whatever digests found on the ARPAnet.  Of course, this depends on
whether or not someone at Atari wants to do it....

I see no philosophical problem with companies using the net to help
support the users of their products, as long as they bear their
fair share of net costs.  If Atari's mail feeds began to complain about
the load, Atari could always make alternate arrangements..


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