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From: dan@ccnysci.UUCP (Dan Schlitt)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: DISCUSSION - modification of charter for news.announce.newgroups
Message-ID: <2653@ccnysci.UUCP>
Date: 15 Aug 89 13:18:15 GMT
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Reply-To: dan@ccnysci.UUCP (Dan Schlitt)
Organization: City College Of New York
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In article lear@NET.BIO.NET (Eliot Lear) writes:
>Oh come on. Do you really think I want my users trying to parse
>diffs?
Well yes I think I do. Diff is a very useful tool and IF the users
were to look at the diffs they might find a tool that they would see
other uses for.
However, I don't expect the ordinary user to be looking at those
articles which post the changes in the various lists. That is my job
(or the job of someone that works for me). I look for new newsgroups
that should be available here. That is why we get bionet groups. And
I know how to parse diffs.
It is my considered opinion after reading this discussion that the
announcements should be limited to newsgroups in the regular
hierarchy. The monthly lists are adequate for announcing changes in
the other hierarchies if they are not already avialable. If you
already get a feed of the other hierarchy then you should get a feed
of the group which that hierarchy uses for administrative
announcements.
--
Dan Schlitt Manager, Science Division Computer Facility
dan@sci.ccny.cuny.edu City College of New York
dan@ccnysci.uucp New York, NY 10031
dan@ccnysci.bitnet (212)690-6868