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From: rja@edison.GE.COM (rja)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: origin of unix-pc discussion
Message-ID: <1313@edison.GE.COM>
Date: 3 Feb 88 18:04:09 GMT
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Keywords: backfire, amusing


  I do NOT claim to have started the whole meta-discussion about unix-pc.*
and comp.sys.att.  Actually my idea was to try to SEPARATE the unix.pc
messages along with any 6300 series messages into a NEW newsgroup called
comp.sys.att.pc  ( != comp.sys.att).  It would be funny if it hadn't ended
up backfiring into MORE unix-pc stuff going into comp.sys.att via the
(proposed ? existing already ?) gateway.  I have seen many postings which
ignored the implicit creation of the new newsgroup and debated the merits
of " mv unix_pc.* comp.sys.att" which wasn't my idea.  There have been 
very intelligent postings as well so please spare the flames.
  One result has been the creation of a mailing list @netsys which is for
3B (not 3B1 !) folks.  I have gotten bounced mail on previous attempts to
subscribe and so am frustrated.  The smaller AT&T machines are fine and I
agree that the net support is really helpful, but my own interest lies 
elsewhere and certainly there is enough at&t pc traffic to merit its own
group.  I applaud the efforts of the fellow talking about the gateway,
despite the negative impacts on my own net reading.  I still don't understand 
the antagonism of the vocal "anti- USENET" people.  My site does NOT carry
every newsgroup NOR is there any USENET requirement to do same.
  Anyway, perhaps I'll manage to get on the AT&T minicomputer mailing list
and the unix-pc folks will resolve their issues amicably.
  Have a nice day.  :-)

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