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From: gary@ethos.UUCP (Gary J. Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,news.groups,unix-pc.general
Subject: Re: unix-pc.* newsgroups
Message-ID: <1613@ethos.UUCP>
Date: 3 Feb 88 02:14:35 GMT
References: <337@flatline.UUCP> <3831@islenet.UUCP>
Reply-To: gary@ethos.UUCP (Gary J. Smith)
Organization: Humanities Forum at ethos, Gray, TN
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In article <3831@islenet.UUCP> richard@islenet.UUCP (Richard Foulk) writes:

>When I originally suggested that some sort of gateway be setup
>between the two nets I thought that most people involved shared
>my interest for the greatest possible readership.  I'm amazed
>that some don't.  And I am a little discouraged.

Don't be discouraged.  I think people on both sides of the
argument are interested in a combination of the greatest possible
readership with a collection of high quality postings.  Some have
not been convinced that comp.sys.att swallowing the unix-pc
groups would bring that about.  You should remember that the bulk
of good articles regarding the 3b1 with high signal to noise ratio 
have been in unix-pc and not comp.sys.att.  That is one reason
why we are reluctant abandon the unix-pc ship.  

>I'm amazed by those that say the thing to do is to give everyone
>feeds to the unix-pc network, as if that were the best (or even
>a good) approach.  Next to Usenet the unix-pc network is very small.

It is larger than you think, but certainly smaller than Usenet.
And since it consists only of sites interested in the 3b1, it
*should* be smaller.  Not all the sites on Usenet are interested
in 3b1s, and not all readers of comp.sys.att are interested in
3b1s (although many are).  

>Is it just a vocal clique that doesn't want to see the unix-pc
>groups modified (or even just better connected)?
>
>If they were simply pointing out flaws in a suggested approach
>I'd understand.  But their responses to anything but the status
>quo have been surprisingly negative.

I think we have been pointing out flaws right and left.  I have
no particular aversion to your creating some kind of gateway--as
long as it doesn't mean articles start getting double posted and
readers of comp.sys.att don't have to start wading through 2
copies of every cross-posted article written.  I just wonder why
the gateway is necessary when cross-posting serves the exact same
purpose.  And again, it isn't as if people can't get hooked up to
the unix-pc net.  Many sites are willing to serve as feeders, and
my machine is one of them.


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Gary J. Smith, M.D.	{mcnc,ihnp4}!ethos!gary 
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