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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: What to do with unknown newsgroups.
Message-ID: <1560@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 16-Mar-87 23:48:19 EST
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.1560
Posted: Mon Mar 16 23:48:19 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 18-Mar-87 03:25:55 EST
References: <43152@beno.seismo.CSS.GOV> <979@epimass.UUCP> <43159@beno.seismo.CSS.GOV>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <43159@beno.seismo.CSS.GOV> rick@seismo.CSS.GOV (Rick Adams) writes:
>
>Unfortunately Horton has reversed his position and favors removal. Thats
>what prompted the general question.
>
>(The current opinon is about 60% for removal and 40% for keeping. I was
>hoping for something more definitive)

I definitly favor keeping the groups -

1) it bridges gaps in distributions, allowing the articles to fall into
   their intended groups no matter how they arrive.  this allows the reader
   to distinguish a cross posted article from an apparently mis-posted one.

2) it allows news to flow during name changes and similar confusions by
   simply putting both groups in the header.  the current moribund state
   of mod.amiga.{sources,binaries} is a case in point.


Perhaps some thought should be given to naming conventions for regional and
local groups and stripping groups that being exported from a distribution
class i.e. local, regional, net...
-- 
George Robbins - now working for,	uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
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