Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!mike@brl-vgr From: mike%brl-vgr@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Creation of INFO-UNIX, in concert with UNIX-WIZARDS Message-ID: <2665@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 30-Jun-83 05:26:40 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.2665 Posted: Thu Jun 30 05:26:40 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Jul-83 17:09:14 EDT Lines: 45 From: Mike MuussINFO-UNIX is intended for Question/Answer discussion, where "novice" system administrators can pose questions. Hopefully, enough people who know some answers will subscribe so that the list serves a purpose. I plan to subscribe, and I know that others will be generous with their time too. UNIX-WIZARDS should then (hopefully) devolve into more technical discussions, including comments about doing kernels for esoteric hardware, nasty bugs, discussion of what we might want to see in 4.3 BSD now that 4.2 is nearly out, etc. The motivation behind this split is to provide a mechanism for "real wizards" to communicate, in a less cluttered forum than at present, yet still offer a "helper service" to new UNIX sites and new system administrators. I expect that there will be a great deal of overlap between the two lists, but that people at the extremes will be able to choose one list over another. I would also hope that much of the discussion of UNIX on small (micro) computers can be moved from INFO-MICRO, INFO-CPM, etc, into INFO-UNIX, which is where it belongs. To reiterate, submissions to the lists should be sent to: UNIX-WIZARDS @ BRL-VGR or @ BRL INFO-UNIX @ BRL-VGR or @ BRL and discussions with the moderator (me), not for publication, should go to: UNIX-WIZARDS-REQUEST @ BRL-VGR or @ BRL INFO-UNIX-REQUEST @ BRL-VGR or @ BRL Both lists are being gatewayed to the News Network (USENET) by the good graces of SRI-UNIX. In order to start things off on the right foot, all subscribers to UNIX-WIZARDS have also been placed on the INFO-UNIX mailing list. If you wish to be removed from one or the other, simply send a note to the appropriate -request mailbox. Best, -Mike Muuss U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory