Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!STONY-BROOK.SCRC.SYMBOLICS.COM!jrd From: jrd@STONY-BROOK.SCRC.SYMBOLICS.COM (John R. Dunning) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit Subject: Pending demise of newsgroup (was: Something has to be done... Message-ID: <19900219154237.0.JRD@MOA.SCRC.Symbolics.COM> Date: 19 Feb 90 15:42:00 GMT References: Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 21 Date: 16 Feb 90 07:24:36 GMT From: cs.umn.edu!thelake!steve@ub.d.umn.edu (Steve Yelvington) [...] Again, the problem seems to be related to BITnet lists, No. As has been explained before, it's the Internet mailing list that's shutting down. The Usenet newsgroup is maintained by whoever maintains such things, same for BITNET or any other places to which these messages get redistributed. and not to the main body of Usenet. Messages like this are quite confusing to those of us on the non-BITnet side of the fence. We've tried to be very clear about what's what. The Internet mailing list "Info-Atari8" (and Info-Atari16) is shutting down. It's due to lack of a host on which to do the processing of messages, not due to lack of interest. The Usenet, Bitnet etc lists are not directly affected by this, just recipients of the Info-Atari8 mailing list. Hope that alleviates the confusion.