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From: 35002_3025@uwovax.uwo.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit,comp.sys.atari.st,news.groups
Subject: Re: Newsletters (Was: The ZMAG/ST Report Mailing List)
Message-ID: <1308@uwovax.uwo.ca>
Date: 20 Jan 89 21:13:39 GMT
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Organisation: University of Western Ontario, Canada

> Background
> 	In several articles, folks have said that they would like to
> 	have certain newsletters distributed to the net; "ZMAG" and
> 	"ST Report" have been mentioned.  But support has not been
> 	unanimous; some say that such postings would clog their
> 	favorite newsgroup.
> 
> 	Some of those who favor net postings of newsletters, have
> 	asked whether they should be posted to one group or the other
> 	of "comp.sys.atari.8bit" and "comp.sys.atari.st" or to both.
> 
> 	There is another newsletter that has just come to my attention,
> 	called "lustletter", and it comes from just down the road from
> 	me, from the group "London Users of the ST".  One issue has
> 	been posted, and the posters ask if we want more.
> 
> 	Our local systems here in Waterloo carry four news groups
> 	relating to Atari products,
> 
> 		comp.sources.atari.st
> 		comp.sys.atari.8bit
> 		comp.sys.atari.st
> 		comp.binaries.atari.st
> 
> 	but there might be more.
> 
> Proposal
> 	Now is the time to form a separate group for the posting of
> 	related newsletters.  Those who want to recieve them may
> 	subscribe to that group.  Those who do not, would not
> 	subscribe.  This suggestion solves the problem of whether
> 	newsletters should be posted to the 8bit group or the ST
> 	group.
> 
> 	Now comes another question.  If the existence of such a new
> 	group is accepted, what should it be called?  I suggest that
> 	the name
> 
> 		comp.sys.atari.newsletters
> 
> 	be considered.  There is a proceedure for forming new groups,
> 	and if there is support for the idea, we could have a vote
> 	to determine whether or not the new group be started.
> 
> Any comments?
> 
> -- 
>     L. J. Dickey, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo.
> 	ljdickey@WATDCS.UWaterloo.ca	ljdickey@water.BITNET
> 	ljdickey@water.UUCP		..!uunet!watmath!water!ljdickey
> 	ljdickey@water.waterloo.edu