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From: tower@inmet.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Re: Divisions of net.unix*
Message-ID: <1869@inmet.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 03:08:41 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 14 03:08:41 1985
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Nf-From: inmet!tower    Jan  7 22:49:00 1985

Re net.unix* and the ARPA lists.

It would be cutting our own throats on USENET to make changes in
the net.unix and net.unix-wizard structure that hurt the folks on
the ARPAnet side of the gateway.

Though the ARPA folks have less then half the traffic, they have
better than half the quality!

I'm sure the ARPA gating site wouldn't mind funneling alot of net.unix.*
sub-groups into INFO-UNIX, and likewize for net.unix-wizards ->
INFO-UNIX-WIZARDS, leaving the ARPA -> USENET traffic alone. This is
much like what is happening presently with net.micro.* and the
INFO-MICRO list.

Of course, this wouldn't solve the perceived problem of needing
to sub-divide the present traffic. The ARPA traffic would remain
un-divided. The overly zealous USENETers could, of course, then
"n" key any news with an ARPAnet address [ ;-} ].

BTW, I do NOT find the present situation annoying or difficult,
and see no need to sub-divide the two groups in question!
This may be attributed to the ecellant notesfile interface inmet
uses for the NEWS, though I understand the rn gives a lot of power
as well to ignore groups of news items easily.

Yours,
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