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From: brant@manta.UUCP (Brant Cheikes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Dividing comp.sys.att
Message-ID: <330@manta.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jan 88 19:51:51 GMT
References: <167@mcmi.UUCP> <6944@ncoast.UUCP>
Reply-To: brant@manta.UUCP (Brant Cheikes)
Organization: Soul of the Gnu Machine, Philadelphia
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Summary: No, use the unix-pc groups properly.

I also disagree that comp.sys.att should be split.  As Brandon and
others have pointed out, the unix-pc.* groups should be used for all
UNIXpc-related articles, and all interested parties should get a
unix-pc newsfeed.

The problem is that too many UNIXpc articles get posted to both
unix-pc.general and comp.sys.att.  I suspect that this is because
people believe their articles will not get widely distributed if they
only post to the unix-pc net.  This used to be true, but now the
unix-pc groups really get around.

Like Gaul, my proposed solution is divided into three parts:

  1. Articles of interest only to UNIXpc owners should be posted
     only to the appropriate unix-pc group.
  2. Articles of more general interest should be posted only to
     comp.sys.att (this assumes all unix-pc owners also receive
     comp.sys.att).
  3. If you can't get a unix-pc feed, then post to comp.sys.att,
     but be sure to include the string "UNIXPC" in your subject
     line, for those who want to take advantage of KILL files.
-- 
Brant Cheikes
University of Pennsylvania
Department of Computer and Information Science
ARPA: brant@linc.cis.upenn.edu, UUCP: ...drexel!manta!brant