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From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: net.news.config,net.news.group
Subject: Re: impending newsgroup cuts
Message-ID: <5356@amdcad.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 20:35:46 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 25 20:35:46 1985
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In article <6081@utzoo.UUCP> henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes:
>I am starting to feel really hostile towards net.sources.mac, especially
>since it's now #1 in volume...

I would second that. The shareware postings are of course irritating
but even the non-commercial stuff bothers me. The way I see it,
there's a small group of mac users who have discovered this "free" way
of distributing software, namely USENET. It reminds me of the
proposals to form net.peace on the basis that USENET was a good way
for them to keep in touch. The common problem that I have with this is
that both these interests have nothing to do with the nature of the
network or its intended use, namely to support unix users. If the
volume were low net.sources.mac would be much more acceptable than
net.peace as there would be little question of liability. But the
volume is very high, the utility is very low, and I would love to get
rid of it.

Anyone else agree?
-- 
 I'm glad I left the lEast Coast.

 Phil Ngai +1 408 749-5720
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