Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 05:45:25 -0500 (EST)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: Matt Adam <sylphid AT infomatch DOT com>
cc: opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
Subject: Re: [opendos] newsgroup
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On Sun, 16 Mar 1997, Matt Adam wrote:

> 
> 
> On Sun, 16 Mar 1997, Jonathan Roberts wrote:
> 
> > At 07:01 PM 3/16/97 -0800, you wrote:
> > >does anyone else think it's about time to push for an opendos newsgroup?
> > >what all is involved in setting one up?
> > 
> >         It would be *nice*, but is it really necessary?  What does a
> > newsgroup due that this cannot?  Also, I think there is a certain group
> > where one proposes a new group and to which hierarchy it should go, etc.
> > 
> 
> well, i would prefer a newsgroup because i think it's a lot easier to
> follow article flow than e-mail flow of messages that were deleted days
> ago..  plus, i like to keep my e-mail clutter-free for important messages
> only.  i mean, it's not a major inconvenience to be on a mailing list, i
> would just prefer a newsgroup

I prefer mailing lists myself, but if traffic was doubled, then
I'd use the newsgroup.  As for keeping your inbox uncluttered,
just use a front end mail processor such as procmail to presort
your mail into different folders.  Assuming of course that you
use Linux that is.  You *DO* use Linux don't you??!?!?!

 
> as for the hierarchy.. wouldn't comp.os.opendos be appropriate?  i'm
> fairly ignorant when it comes to advanced newsgroup hierarchies :)

comp.os.opendos.announce
comp.os.opendos.misc
comp.os.opendos.help
comp.os.opendos.???

TTYL

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