From: bje AT cygnus DOT com (Ben Elliston)
Subject: Re: Any interest in alt.os.cygwin32?
10 Aug 1998 21:33:46 -0700
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To: Larry Hall <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Cc: Charles Randall <crandall AT matchlogic DOT com>,
        "'gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com'" <gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com>

> >I think a news group would relieve the Cygnus staff of
> >some administrative burden (allowing them to concentrate on the
> >software instead). Additionally, as a personal preference,
> >I'd rather follow a news group rather than the mailing list.
> >Finally, I believe that this would give Cygwin32 a bit more
> >exposure.

Newsgroups are not necessarily a recipe for success (see comp.os.xinu).
If you really do prefer to follow a newsgroup, as I sometimes do, then you
can install a news<->mail gateway at your site.

Cheers,
Ben

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