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From: lear@NET.BIO.NET (Eliot Lear)
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Subject: Re: DISCUSSION - modification of charter for news.announce.newgroups
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Date: 14 Aug 89 16:07:46 GMT
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Oh come on.  Do you really think I want my users trying to parse
diffs?

I will state it yet again for you, Bob.  To take your method to its
logical conclusion I would need to subscribe to EVERY hierarchy, or at
least every an group in every hierarchy AND REQUIRE MY USERS TO READ
ALL OF THEM.  I would like my users to be able to read ONE group that
contains all the newsgroup announcements, so that when they see
something interesting that we don't get I can arrange to receive it.
For that matter, even if we do receive it, I still don't want to have
to have my users read more than one group for the announcement of new
newsgroups.

With regard to the distribution, again, if the distribution is limited
to the particular hierarchy involved, those who would want to
subscribe to a newsgroup in that hierarchy who do not already receive
that hierarchy would not see the announcement.

What I am talking about is nothing more than a modified form of
news.announce.conferences or comp.newprod.  I don't want to see
commercializing in such a newsgroup, just announcements.