karl@sugar.hackercorp.com (Karl Lehenbauer) (10/07/89)
In article <1600@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu>, jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright) writes: > I just posted the ARP 1.3 User's Docs to alt.sources.amiga. My system > still thinks it is moderated, so be patient and see what happens. Yeah. Anyone posting to alt.sources.amiga within the next few days or even weeks (while the unmoderation message is still propagating and/or some sites still think it's moderated), please shove an "Approved:" line in your postings header if you know how. It'll save Peter from having to rip through a bunch of bounces from machines that think the group is still moderated. -- -- uunet!sugar!karl "There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that -- flags do not wave in a vacuum." -- Arthur C. Clarke -- Usenet access: (713) 438-5018
jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett) (10/11/90)
[ Enter the net.police...]
Please do NOT post discussions to alt.sources.amiga. That newsgroup
is for program sources. comp.sys.amiga is for discussions.
Thanks,
--
Jim Pritchett
UUCP: texsun.central.sun.com!letni!rwsys!caleb!jdp
or letni.lonestar.org!dms3b1!caleb!jdpbgribble@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Bill Gribble) (10/12/90)
In article <10177.AA10177@caleb> jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett) writes: >[ Enter the net.police...] > >Please do NOT post discussions to alt.sources.amiga. That newsgroup >is for program sources. comp.sys.amiga is for discussions. Excuse my ignorance, but what's the point of alt.sources.amiga when a perfectly servicable comp.sources.amiga exists? And aren't alt.* groups, by definition, pretty much immune to interference from net.police, self-proclaimed or otherwise? > Jim Pritchett ***************************************************************************** ** Bill Gribble Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA ** ** bgribble@jarthur.claremont.edu Never heard of it? You're stupid. ** *****************************************************************************
jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett) (10/13/90)
[] In article <9037@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> bgribble@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Bill Gribble) writes: > Excuse my ignorance, but what's the point of alt.sources.amiga when a > perfectly servicable comp.sources.amiga exists? And aren't alt.* At various times, the volunteer moderators of comp.sources.amiga have been too busy to post for weeks or months at a time. alt.sources.amiga was created to provide a backup distribution method. Since it is not moderated, it was expected to expedite source distribution. Unfortunately, many sites do not get the alt newsgroups. > groups, by definition, pretty much immune to interference from > net.police, self-proclaimed or otherwise? All newsgroups (except possibly moderated ones) are hostage to the cooperation of the net readership (postership?) If you post amiga binaries to talk.politics or rec.autos, people will ask you to stop. Some people flame, others ask politely. But noone except your site administrator can actually prevent you from posting whatever you choose whereever you choose. There are no "REAL" net.police. I, like many others, sometimes take it upon myself to remind the net what a particular newsgroup is expected to contain. In this case, it is supposed to contain Amiga program sources. (Actually, the charter for the group allowed limited discussions about programs posted to the group.) Of course, you are free to ignore my request if you so desire... -- Jim Pritchett UUCP: texsun.central.sun.com!letni!rwsys!caleb!jdp or letni.lonestar.org!dms3b1!caleb!jdp