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From: mikew@wyse.wyse.com (Mike Wexler)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: comp.sources.x
Message-ID: <2012@wyse.wyse.com>
Date: 26 Jan 89 21:28:09 GMT
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In article <699@share.ursa.UUCP>, jmd@ursa.UUCP (Josh Diamond) writes:
> Hey folks!
>      What has happened to comp.sources.x? 
The rumours of comp.sources.x's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
I have seen postings by a couple of people that they don't get it 
anymore.  If you don't get it, check with your system administrator.
If you are a system administrator and you don't have the group in
your active file, create it.  If your newsfeed doesn't send it to you,
convince them to and/or get a new/additional feed.

In article <228@tityus.UUCP> jim@athsys.uucp (Jim Becker) writes:
>	I'm not sure what has been happening as of late, but when I
>attempted to post two fairly small programs to it in August of last
>year the result was that all the rules had to be met before my stuff
>would be posted.
>	The rules included such things as an imakefile, README,
>patchlevel.h, shar format and a few more complexities. Since one
>program was only a couple of pages long, and the other was short also,
>I didn't see fit to overload the posting with all this stuff. Each
>could be built with the cut/paste of a cc line from the initial
>comment of the program.
Actually, at the time the rules didn't require an Imakefile.  They do
now.  I would like to provide the best service I can to the readers.
Most people I have talked to like the format of the postings.  When I
have time, I often add some of the details like Imakefiles and README
files, but this does delay postings and I don't always do it.
>	The resultant action was that my stuff never made it onto the
>newsgroup, it is possible that others have also suffered the same
>fate.
It was posted to comp.windows.x before a compromise could be made. I
figured it would be redundant to have the article posted to both 
newsgroups.
>	I also understand the the moderator, Mike Wexler, is a pretty
>busy guy.  So maybe he hasn't gotten the time as of late.
Actually I've been on the East Coast for the past week(X Technical
Conference), but other than that, I've been posting the submissions
I've gotten with very few exceptions.
If people have any suggestions on how to improve the quality of 
comp.sources.x, I would be glad to hear from them either by email
or by phone.


Mike Wexler(wyse!mikew)    Phone: (408)433-1000 x1330
Moderator of comp.sources.x