Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!hafro!isgate!krafla!frisk
From: frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Withdrawal symptoms...
Keywords: What about viruses & disk space.
Message-ID: <1502@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
Date: 7 Feb 90 08:51:40 GMT
Reply-To: frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason)
Organization: University of Iceland (RHI)
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In article <22685@usc.edu> kjh@pollux.usc.edu (Kenneth J. Hendrickson N8DGN)
writes:
>May I suggest that we un-moderate c.b.i.p?  There is no reason that I
>can think of why this wouldn't work.

Think a bit more.....I see several problems, including:

     1) Misuse of the group. Crippleware/Demoware etc.
     2) Followups/Discussion articles, "Could somebody please send
        me ......." type of articles. A big problem for those who
        archive all the postings in c.b.i.p.c.
     3) Possible virus transmissions. It would be very easy for a virus
        author to distribute a new virus all over the world if the group
        was not moderated.

Don't forget - it was unmoderated once. It didn't work out.

No, we really need a moderator - R. Dhesi did a good job in the past, but
now we need somebody with a bit more time. I would even volunteer myself,
but we have a number of candidates already.

Hoping that we get c.b.i.p.c running again soon.....

-- 
Fridrik Skulason   -   University of Iceland, Computing Services.
frisk@rhi.hi.is        Technical Editor, Virus Bulletin.