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Date: Wed, 06 May 2009 14:05:34 +0100
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Andy Koppe wrote:
>> There is now a Cygwin related newsgroup alt.comp.cygwin on mainstream usenet for
>> anarchists, lunatics, and terrorists. This group is available on usenet for
>> access using a conventional newsreader.
>>
>> If this group is not listed on your usenet server, and you require access to
>> this group, you will probably need to contact the server administrator,
>> requesting that the group alt.comp.cygwin is added to the newsfeed.
> 
> Colour me puzzled. gmane.os.cygwin already provides NNTP access to the
> Cygwin mailing list, and a separate newsgroup seems rather
> unnecessary.

  Ah, but you cant meow on the mailing list.
>   Ah, but you cant meow on the mailing list.
> >   Ah, but you cant meow on the mailing list.
> > >   Ah, but you cant meow on the mailing list.

  Anyway, since when has anyone cared about redundancy in usenet?

  (Also, since when has anyone cared about redundancy in usenet?)

    cheers,
      DaveK


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