Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!fps!brodie
From: brodie@fps.mcw.edu
Newsgroups: comp.org.decus
Subject: Re: cross posting DECUServe?
Message-ID: <3306.25a4609f@fps.mcw.edu>
Date: 5 Jan 90 13:53:51 GMT
References: <3301.25a1c18b@fps.mcw.edu> <626.25a31e3d@mdcbbs.com>
Organization: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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(Besides being of interest, I want this newsgroup to start having
some TOPICS, so here goes... :-)

In article <626.25a31e3d@mdcbbs.com>, spain@mdcbbs.com writes:
> In article <3301.25a1c18b@fps.mcw.edu>, brodie@fps.mcw.edu writes:

>> Has anyone considered cross-posting DECUServe note4s to this newsgroup?
>> Probably a pain to do, and the repercussions are tricky, but nevertheless,
>> I am bringing it up as a suggestion....
> 
> I sure someone has designed a method to extract notes and post 'em in NEWS.
> I assume you are talking only one way (DECUSERVE => NEWS) at this time?

Yes, this is what I'd like to see.   Maybe not a FULL cross posting, but
perhaps one "group" of topics?   (maybe DECUS announcements, symposia
information ,etc...)

> The future of E-conferencing has to be interfacing the various systems.  On the
> other hand, DECUSERVE may view this as a loss of revenue since ~80% read-only.

Loss of revenue?  AHEM.  I believe DECUS is strictly non-profit?!  (or is
DECUServe run by an independant firm?)

> Since all notes on DECUSERVE are public domain, I can't see any reason why this
> could not be done.

I agree.   Has anyone out there (with DECUServe access, of course) tried
to "download" topics/messages?  Could be interesting.  And I also think
that if DECUServe messages were posted to here, they would help create
INTEREST into getting access to DECUServe, not the other way around.
(since readers could only READ and not POST, they may want more access
than usenet allows..)   Additionally, I believe it would give more "exposure"
to the DECUS organization as a whole..

-kent

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