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From: SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: System 7.0
Message-ID: <8905101624.aa27954@SMOKE.BRL.MIL>
Date: 10 May 89 21:09:24 GMT
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>> Facinating as all the 'System 7.0' stuff is, isn't info-mac the place
>> for it...
>
>I read info-apple from Usenet, where the group is called comp.sys.apple.  The
>header on the newsgroup says that the group contains information about Apple
>micros, which would seem to include Macs.

comp.sys.apple is somewhat older than the Macintosh (or even the Lisa :-),
and the UUCP backbone administrators say it would be a major hassle to
change the name to comp.sys.apple2.  Since our site hasn't access to USENET,
I don't know all the lists, but I am aware of many of them.

>Also, the System 7.0 info was posted from someone on Usenet, and it was posted
>to comp.sys.mac, comp.sys.mac.programmer, and comp.sys.apple.  If someone else

Alas, by the time the mail gets to BITNET all evidence of what lists
messages may have been cross-posted to has been removed (which is more
of a bother when someone submits a question, and it isn't clear that it's
been cross-posted to a group with readers more likely to be able to supply
an answer).

>on Usenet posts a followup message without editing the newsgroup line, his/her
>followup line will go to all the newsgroups that were listed in the original
>article.  Unfortunately, most people DO NOT edit the newsgroup line.

I sometimes overlook what "reply all" has done, but I try not to (our
mailer has a nice "exclude" command for removing the extraneous addresses
which "reply all" may add).  Everyone should learn to EDIT DESTINATION
LINES!!! (Maybe we can encourage improved net ettiquette by cross-posting
this comment?).

>This is not a flame at you...

Not to worry - I'm 'well done' already (mostly my own fault ;-)

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