Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!lsuc!pesnta!hplabs!amdahl!sjl From: sjl@amdahl.UUCP (Steve Langdon) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: Cutting back newsgroups Message-ID: <1743@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 5-Jul-85 12:57:24 EDT Article-I.D.: amdahl.1743 Posted: Fri Jul 5 12:57:24 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Jul-85 11:10:57 EDT References: <174@almsa-1> Distribution: net Organization: Amdahl Corp, Sunnyvale CA Lines: 21 In his article Will suggested that the news documentation should be updated to include information for sites that wanted to support a subset of news groups. This seems to be a sensible suggestion, but it reminded me of a related problem. Use of groups is intended to provide a framework so that information and discussions on a particular topic are kept together. If a large number of sites decide to support a subset of newsgroups then the system will be subverted. I already see a number of items that start with words like, "I know this is the wrong group, but we do not get net.whatever". I know that there are reasons, such as limited disk capacity, that may restrict a site's ability to support all of the groups. Has anyone out there got any bright ideas about how to support a subset of newsgroups without making life more difficult for those sites that support all of the groups. -- Stephen J. Langdon ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun,nsc}!amdahl!sjl [ The article above is not an official statement from any organization in the known universe. ]