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From: childers@avsd.UUCP (Richard Childers)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans,news.groups
Subject: Re: Proposal for new newsgroup comp.dcom.cabling (LONG)
Keywords: cabling, wiring, universal, structured.
Message-ID: <499@avsd.UUCP>
Date: 16 Feb 89 20:15:10 GMT
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In article <770@cgch.UUCP> whna@cgcha.cgch.uucp (Heinz Naef) writes:

>Collecting votes for a new unmoderated newsgroup called comp.dcom.cabling ...

I'm for the idea. There's a certain degree of cross-posting inevitable, though.

Wouldn't it be better to try posting your discussion to comp.dcom.lans first,
though, to see if it would be neatly incorporated into the already-existent
infrastructure of newsgroups ...

>A well designed and well dimensioned cabling infrastructure is important,
>especially in new modern buildings. The new newsgroup should help to find
>optimal solutions.

Agreed. But I think an effort to make comp.dcom.lans serve a wider purpose
would be first appropriate ...

>Your vote, please ...

No.

>Heinz Naef, c/o CIBA-GEIGY AG, R-1032.5.58, P.O.Box, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland

-- richard


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