Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site amdcad.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!amdcad!phil 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 Article-I.D.: amdcad.5356 Posted: Fri Oct 25 20:35:46 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 03:18:57 EDT References: <6047@utzoo.UUCP> <6081@utzoo.UUCP> Reply-To: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) Organization: AMD, Sunnyvale, California Lines: 24 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 UUCP: {ucbvax,decwrl,ihnp4,allegra}!amdcad!phil ARPA: amdcad!phil@decwrl.dec.com