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From: deb@zehntel.zehntel.com (Deborah Heller)
Newsgroups: news.groups
Subject: Re: Call for discussion: comp.sys.cisco
Summary: Why not have a more general news group?
Keywords: comp.sys.cisco, brouters, etc.
Message-ID: <3165@zehntel.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jan 90 18:13:41 GMT
References: <7344@chaph.usc.edu>
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Reply-To: deb@zehntel.UUCP (Deborah Heller)
Followup-To: Tony Li's call for discussion...
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In article <7344@chaph.usc.edu> tli%phakt.usc.edu@usc.edu () writes:
>
>This is a call for discussion about the creation of comp.sys.cisco, a
>newsgroup for discussion about products from cisco systems.
>
>I propose that comp.sys.cisco be created to handle this traffic.  I
>suggest that it be an unmoderated group.
>
   A news group to discuss brouters, repeaters, protocol converters, etc.
   would be a good idea.  However, I object to the idea that we start a
   news group by concentrating on only one vendor's products.  Instead,
   the group could be used as a place to discuss this class of products
   from any vendor.  If the slant happens to wander towards cisco, so be
   it...

   There are an awful lot of network products out there that should not
   be ignored in news group of such timely significance.  For example,
   Vitalink and 3COM products come to mind immediately.

   ( I wish there had been such a news group of this type when I was looking
   for a WAN bridge while in another life...)

	deb



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