Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!rutgers!super.upenn.edu!eniac.seas.upenn.edu!sherr From: sherr@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Adam B. Sherr) Newsgroups: news.admin Subject: Re: The death of USENET Summary: A GREAT PROPOSAL MR. TOWNSEND!! Keywords: A GREAT PROPOSAL MR. TOWNSEND!! Message-ID: <5037@super.upenn.edu> Date: 13 Jun 88 21:38:16 GMT References: <7475@swan.ulowell.edu> <2645@rpp386.UUCP> <56228@sun.uucp> <860@flatline.UUCP> Sender: news@super.upenn.edu Reply-To: sherr@eniac.seas.upenn.edu.UUCP (Adam B. Sherr) Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 27 In article <860@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes: > >Instead of cutting, how about splitting USENET into some subnets. Ie: > [ TERRIFIC PROPOSAL DELETED ] The first intelligent proposal that I think I have seen. Keeps the most people happy. Avoids all the screaming that will occur in groups like this. >whifpoof:(dists.),comp,alt,soc,rec,misc,talk:L: <-- a different > university near me that wants to trade both for-fun > and educationally relevant groups. I hope this in Penn's format >J. Eric Townsend ->uunet!nuchat!flatline!erict smail:511Parker#2,Hstn,Tx,77007 > ..!bellcore!tness1!/ __ () / ) / /\ / /--/ __/ __. ______ / ) /_ _ __ __ / (_(_/_(_/|_/ / / <_ /__/__/ /_