Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
From: tob AT world DOT std DOT com
Subject: Re: Allegro/Newsgroup
Message-ID: <EA1KEC.8LJ@world.std.com>
Sender: tob AT world DOT std DOT com (Tom Breton)
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References: <199705111602 DOT MAA08446 AT delorie DOT com>
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 00:08:36 GMT
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OK, the suggested possibilities are:

        Do nothing. Always an option.

        Do nothing except direct Allegro material to rec.games.programmer

        Someone volunteers to host an Allegro-specific mailing list.

            - Who?

            - Less easy to find than a newsgroup. Expect a good deal of
              Allegro traffic to remain on c.o.m.d.

            - Newsgroups are generally more convenient than mail,
              because you can pace yourself freely and topic-select
              better.

            + Less spam.

            + Expect it to be somewhat more focussed than a newsgroup.

            . Doesn't "take up Usenet space", but IMO it takes a
              narrower topic than this for that to be a consideration.

        Newgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp.games.

            - Requires months to vote on the group, vote may not
              succeed.

        Newgroup alt.os.msdos.djgpp.games.

            - Limited propagation

        Newgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp.allegro.

            - Requires months to vote on the group, vote may not
              succeed.

        Newgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp.allegro.

            - Limited propagation


        Tom