From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihps3!ixn5c!pcl Newsgroups: net.news Title: Re: Perhaps a solution to net.jokes: Article-I.D.: ixn5c.227 Posted: Thu Sep 2 10:44:01 1982 Received: Sun Sep 5 05:14:52 1982 Regarding the creation of a new distribution topology "jokes.*", why not use the existing prefix for that purpose ("ug")? This idea was advanced sometime ago for just this purpose (the "ug" stands for "underground"), and has been at least partially implemented. The only newsgroup in this category to date is "ug.jokes". All 50+ netnews sites at here IH/IW/IX receive/forward "ug.all" (without any official endorsement), and I urge others to at least forward these groups, if at all feasible. In conjunction with carrying the "ug" category, we are changing our default subscription list to "all,!ug.all", so readers only see the "ug" stuff if they ask for it. Paul Lustgarten ixn5c!pcl Bell Labs - Indian Hill South