dww@stl.UUCP (02/14/87)
misc.misc is the nearest thing we now have to the old net.general. That
could be bad, but misc.misc is ridiculous. PLEASE try and find a more
sensible group before you post. There's a list of them posted out monthly,
and if you don't have that read your system's active file
(more /usr/lib/news/active should work) or (if in rn) just use the L
command to remind yourself of the group names. Recent examples of mis-
postings include stuff on 78rpm records which should be in a rec.music
group (yes, we do get these in Europe), something on taxes which should
be in a misc.taxes AND have a usa distribution (tax systems are very different
in each country so world distribution is pointless), and postings on
conferences which should go to mod.conferences or comp.org.usenix or ....
almost anywhere but misc.misc.
I'd like to direct followups to misc.followup, but as there isn't one I've
chosen news.misc (as this discussion is about use of news). But I hope
you will all just read and note this without feeling you have to post a reply
at all.
While writing this I've had to check up a few group names myself. rn uses
vi to compose postings (unless you set an alternative): it is very easy
to type :shell then have a quick look at active or .newsrc or whatever
then ^D to go back to exactly where you were.
P.S. If any of you object to my use of capital letters above then pretend
they are not there, or mail me to complain, or if you really think everyone
else wants to know about it, post to sci.lang. But not to misc.misc.
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Regards,
David Wright STL, London Road, Harlow, Essex CM17 9NA, U.K.
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