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From: ain@s.cc.purdue.edu (Patrick White)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Introductory Postings Needed?
Message-ID: <3440@s.cc.purdue.edu>
Date: 25 Jul 88 16:48:52 GMT
References: <8807222120.AA01368@decwrl.dec.com> <2331@sugar.uu.net>
Reply-To: ain@s.cc.purdue.edu.UUCP (Patrick White)
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In article <2331@sugar.uu.net> karl@sugar.uu.net (Karl Lehenbauer) writes:
>In article <8807222120.AA01368@decwrl.dec.com>, plouff@nac.dec.com (Wes 
>Plouff) suggests that having an oft-posted "Intro to comp.sys.amiga"
>message that gives a lot of info about the group and answers oft-asked
>questions, much like the intro-to-the-net messages.  He then provides
>an excellent list of things to include.

   How about posting such a beast with something like a 3-month expiration
date.. that way, it would be the *first* article a new user ever reads...
could also put in some info about what the group is intended for...

   naw.. that seems like it makes too much sense... dumb idea... sorry to
bother ya all.


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