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From: david@bragvax.UUCP (David DiGiacomo)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: net.women.only
Message-ID: <237@bragvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 30-Oct-84 03:30:45 EST
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Posted: Tue Oct 30 03:30:45 1984
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This is Sunny Kirsten (sun!sunny) 's explanation of net.women.only:

>The group is not a fraud.
>
>The group net.women is for discussion of subjects of interest to women.
>
>The group net.women.only was formed to allow some women some space to chat
>without being dominated by the men, but again, the men intruded and 
>prevented any woman-space.  [??]
>
>Therefore an underground mailing list was created for a moderated group
>whose focal interest is feminist issues.  A FEW men are included.
>
>net.women.only is the last vestige reminding us what assholes men are
>with their itchy rmgroup fingers, and their dominant attitudes to control
>everything!  Back off!  It still serves for women to request to be
>included.  Their replies are answered by mail, not by news.  Get it?
>Please go play in net.women,
>and stay out of net.women.ONLY   ONLY, get it?   Geesh!!

I get it, but is this a reasonable use for a news group?  I think a
"women-only-request" mailbox would be more appropriate.  (Of course I
would be happy to set up such a mailbox here at bragvax.)  Why should
articles like the following be shipped to Korea?  Geesh!!, indeed!

>Please add me to the mailing list too.
>I'd like to be added, too..
>Please add me to the list too!
>Add another one!  But where's the list?
>Please add me to the mailing list (if it does exist!).  Thanks.

>Please add me to this hidden list if it exists.  I must
>admit I was baffled by the lack of submissions to the 
>mailing list...

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David DiGiacomo, BRAG Systems Inc., San Mateo CA  (415) 342-3963
(...decvax!ucbvax!hplabs!bragvax!david)