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From: dave@runx.OZ (Dave Horsfall)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: RE: Stolen Modem
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Date: Sun, 23-Jun-85 21:08:45 EDT
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    >>Why is the report of a stolen modem going out all over the world?
    >>Can't stuff like this be restricted to the place of origin or
    >>something?
    >>Dave Horsfall
    >>AUSTRALIA
    
    >I think there is a problem of naming.   What does "net.news" suggest
    >to you?   Perhaps a name like "net.news.grungy-details" would better
    >convey the topic of this newsgroup.
    >Larry West			Institute for Cognitive Science

We just need to keep in mind that net.* goes all over the WORLD.  At the
risk of starting a meta-discussion (?), articles about pinched modems
really should be local e.g. newsgroup "general" or something.
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