[net.news.sa] news.adm vs. news.sa

spaf@gatech.UUCP (Gene Spafford) (12/03/84)

I was just looking through the list of active groups, looking for a 
likely victim, and I noticed that we have two virtually identical
groups: net.news.sa and net.news.adm.  Basically, the two groups are
for messages directed to (news) system administrators.  Neither gets
much traffic, and the postings I can remember were very similar in
content.

Unless I hear significant reasons not to, I will be removing net.news.sa
in favor of leaving net.news.adm around.

Comments?
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Gene "8 months and counting" Spafford
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mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) (12/05/84)

There really is a difference between the two.  Often the news administrator
for a machine is different from the system administrator.   net.news.sa
is for postings aimed at the SA, net.news.adm for the news contact.

There is a significant group of people who are SA's, don't have much time
for the net, and would be tempted to unsubscribe if the discussions in
net.news.sa were to generate much volume.  Eliminating either group is
likely to increase the volume, and to increase confusion by some SA's
and news admins who aren't very familiar with the other topic and won't
know whether to pay attention to the postings.

	Mark Horton