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From: blarson@skat.usc.edu (Bob Larson)
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Subject: inet newsgroup creation policy
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Date: Mon, 21-Sep-87 03:25:17 EDT
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Soon after the inet distribution newsgroups were created, Eric Fair
posted a message stating that they were for the distribution of all
mailing lists listed in Rich Zelich's list of lists that were not
being gated into usenet.  I have sent him two messages inquiring why
the info-prime mailing list was not included, and recieved no answer.

Is my iterpretation of the inet newsgroup creation rules wrong, or was
info-prime somehow overlooked?  (Hopfully it isn't discrimination by
computer brand, there are at least a couple of primes on usenet.)  If
it was by number of subscribers or technical content, I think
info-prime would qualify long before the esperanto group.

I am more interested in getting the inet newsroup creation policy
out in the open rather than getting info-prime distributed via usenet.
If it is a matter of Eric Fair's personal opinion or that of the inet
backbone cabel, I am willing to accept that.  (My usenet account is a
guest one, and I have no right to complain.)

Info-prime is a mailing list for discussing Prime (brand) computers.
Request for subscription should be sent to
info-prime-request%fns1@ecla.usc.edu or one of my addresses below.
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Bob Larson		Arpa: Blarson@Ecla.Usc.Edu
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