Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1.chuqui 4/7/84; site nsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!nsc!chongo From: chongo@nsc.UUCP (Landon C. Noll) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Nuke net.{general,followup} Message-ID: <1071@nsc.UUCP> Date: Sun, 17-Jun-84 08:33:23 EDT Article-I.D.: nsc.1071 Posted: Sun Jun 17 08:33:23 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 04:47:12 EDT Organization: National Semiconductor, Sunnyvale Lines: 20 [i hear them flames comming even before i start] during a session block on Usenet at the Salt Lake Usenix, Mark brought out the question of should net.general be eliminated. the vast majority of the people there (98% of >250 people(?)) felt that net.announce is a better way to announce items to the net. in fact, quite a number of people there have long since U-ed to net.general. if net.general goes, then so should net.followup. net.general is a group whose time has passed. net.announce is a much better method for net-wide announcements. in fact, net.announce will become an ever better used if net.general were to go. let us get the discussion started. dont bother sending me mail flames, post your ideas to the net. people at the session felt that the first thing that should be done is to raise the issue on the net, and that is just what i am doing. if you were at the session, then please come forward and be counted! chongo/\**/\