pt@geovision.uucp (Paul Tomblin) (05/28/90)
I'm sorry I have to post this to comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer, but it seems that many posters to this group do not understand what this group is here for. What follows is a Hall of SHAME!!!! It is one months collection of inappropriate postings to c.s.i.p.p. I don't want to act as net policeman, but I, and I'm sure many others who asked for this group, don't want it to become another comp.sys.ibm.pc. That group is too noisy to be worthwhile reading, and I'm hoping that this group keeps a higher signal to noise ratio. The following messages were posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer, where they had no business being. c.s.i.p.p is supposed to be for programmers to discuss programming ibm-pcs, not just another group to cross post when you are asking questions to comp.sys.ibm.pc! BTW posting source or programs to this group is a bad mistake. If it doesn't go to comp.binaries.ibm.pc or comp.sources.misc, then it's not archived, and it will not be available to people with FTP access or mail servers, and it will never appear on a UUNET tape. All that effort will go to naught! I believe one of the moderators has already made this point, however. From: marks@cattie.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: screen blankers running under windows? Keywords: windows/386; screen blank Message-ID: <wuuwi2w161w@cattie.UUCP> [asks for a screen blanker] From: feustel@well.sf.ca.us (David Alan Feustel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,alt.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: MKS Toolkit tips (Anyone, anyone??) Keywords: MKS TOOLKIT UNIX DOS Message-ID: <17909@well.sf.ca.us> References: <9000@hubcap.clemson.edu= Lines: 37 Xref: geovision comp.sys.ibm.pc:26336 comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer:570 alt.msdos.programmer:469 [replys to an inappropriate query about MKS toolkit] From: exl@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Venus Flytrap) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: "GIF" Files Message-ID: <10700@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> [asks about how to look at .gif files on a PC] From: co@ranko.cd.chalmers.se (Christer Olsson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: Re: Parking program Message-ID: <848@vice2utc.chalmers.se> References: <59@cmu.unige.ch> [replys to a query about parking programs.] From: bic@cgl.ucsf.edu (Bruce Cohen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: Query: unix to MCI Mail Message-ID: <14076@cgl.ucsf.EDU> [wants to connect from internet to MCI mail] From: mlefebvr@ireq.hydro.qc.ca (Marc Lefebvre) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,alt.msdos.programmer Subject: Hard Disk Question Message-ID: <1278@s3.ireq.hydro.qc.ca> [wants to know why installing DOS had problems] From: tonyo@tekred.CNA.TEK.COM (Tony Ozrelic) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: Re: Slow Down The Machine! Message-ID: <5648@tekred.CNA.TEK.COM> [follows up a previous request for software to slow down his PC] Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: Re: Slow Down The Machine! Summary: Here's a couple of ASM sources... Keywords: Whoa, dammit! Message-ID: <2188@dsacg2.dsac.dla.mil> [POSTS SOURCE!!! for Tony Ozrelic's previous request for a program to slow down his machine] From: nol2321@dsacg2.dsac.dla.mil (Jim Dunn) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: Re: accessing print.com from within a C program Summary: a uuencoded ZIP file of accessing print.com from c... Keywords: print.com Message-ID: <2190@dsacg2.dsac.dla.mil> Date: 21 May 90 20:52:44 GMT References: <6502@vax1.acs.udel.EDU> Organization: Defense Logistics Agency Systems Automation Center, Columbus Lines: 823 [POSTS SOURCE!!! for a previous request for how to access print.com from a program. The original request was marginal, but to post source here is definitely inappropriate] From: weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Neil Weisenfeld) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer Subject: MKS for students... Message-ID: <25145@netnews.upenn.edu> Date: 21 May 90 23:47:54 GMT Sender: news@netnews.upenn.edu Reply-To: weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Neil Weisenfeld) Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 33 [posts opinions on MKS] From: fanj@remb6489.wpd.sgi.com (Fan Jiao) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,alt.msdos.programmer Subject: Are they of MFM or RLL? Help Keywords: MFM, RLL Message-ID: <60689@sgi.sgi.com> [want to know if two drives are MFM or RLL] From: wargopl@image.soe.clarkson.edu (Peter L. Wargo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,alt.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Are they of MFM or RLL? Help Message-ID: <1990May22.022320.17452@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> Date: 22 May 90 02:23:20 GMT References: <60689@sgi.sgi.com> [Actually answers previous request for information on two drives. Why don't you use EMail?] From: jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,alt.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Are they of MFM or RLL? Help Message-ID: <2770@crash.cts.com> [Also answers question about MFM or RLL drives, obviously never heard of EMail either] From: harper@convex.com (David Harper) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer,alt.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Are they of MFM or RLL? Help Keywords: MFM, RLL Message-ID: <102458@convex.convex.com> [Yet another reply to the MFM/RLL question] -- Paul Tomblin nrcaer!cognos!geovision!beet!pt or uunet!geovision!beet!pt Note: Until further notice, don't use the reply path to mail to me from other sites, use one of the above addresses. (Local mail still works) Disclaimer: My employer probably does not agree with my opinions. Me neither.
weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Neil Weisenfeld) (06/14/90)
MKS toolkit is a PROGRAMMER'S toolkit for the IBM PC. Do we see these keywords. It is not an inappropriate topic for this group. Come down off your high horse. Neil =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Neil I. Weisenfeld | InterNet: weisen@eniac.seas.upenn.edu Dept. of Computer and Info. Sciences | USPS: I dunno, I'm moving... University of Pennsylvania | PENNmail: Don't even try it... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=