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From: stowe@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (Fox in Sox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: CODE POSTING ON THE NET
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Date: 7 Jun 89 21:14:32 GMT
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In article <890606.08402734.007881@SFA.CP6> Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) writes:
 >Paul Kerchen writes:
 >
 >>"Why are folks posting source/executables to this newsgroup?  Has
 >>comp.sources.atari.st (or whatever it's called) died?  If not, could
 >>the generous souls who are posting source to this group please restrain
 >>themselves and post thier source/executables there?"
 >
 >    Probably because for half the netters here, it is impossible to
 >either receive the files (I've requested from Canada several times
 >and have yet to receive a file) due to the routing (comp.sources.atari.st
 >is an "illegal syntax" for our system) or files that are received just
 >don't decode right.
  ...
 >    Reading net messages should confirm that I am not the only one
 >having these problems.
 >    Also, most of the codes sent have typically been rather small.
  ...
 >    Until we get some real standards (addresses and formats) on this
 >net, in my opinion, then the only way for all to benefit is through
 >the mail.
 >    Just my opinion....

Regardless of the problem or the size of the sources/executables,
this is still an inappropriate newsgroup for such postings.  You are
welcome to your opinion, however wrong it may be.









stowe@silver.indiana.bacs.edu                    At night the Ice Weasels come.