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From: bobmon@iuvax.UUCP (Bobmon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: MODERATED GROUP (soon) ...
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Date: 23 Dec 87 17:31:35 GMT
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I guess this is another request for moderate moderation...

I like those shaded banners Harry uses, and I would like to see the (source)
code posted.  But at 1200bps, they take a while to display.  So I hope he uses
them with a light hand.

Another, unrelated comment -- I'm sure the question of source-vs.-executables
has/will come up.  My view is that, for the MSDOS world (and sometimes for
the UNIX world), posting ARChived material confers HUGE benfits in terms of
organization, not to mention the compression.  (I don't mention it because of
the situation of usenet mailers recompressing and thereby expanding the
postings...)  Even though the original file may have been source code, the
ARChive itself is clearly binary -- just not executable binary.  For this
reason, I hope ARChived source code will be considered suitable for
comp.binaries.ibm.pc.

This isn't meant as flame, just "constructive criticism".  I'm glad Harry's
moderating, and more power to him.  Also, Happy Holidays!

Bob Montante