kerchen@iris.ucdavis.edu (Paul Kerchen) (06/06/89)
Why are folks posting source/executables to this newsgroup? Has comp.sources.atari.st (or whatever it's called) died? If not, could the generous souls who are posting source to this group please restrain themselves and post thier source/executables there? Thanks, Paul Kerchen | kerchen@iris.ucdavis.edu
andyc@hplsla.HP.COM (Andy Cassino) (06/07/89)
| Why are folks posting source/executables to this newsgroup? Has | comp.sources.atari.st (or whatever it's called) died? If not, could | the generous souls who are posting source to this group please restrain | themselves and post thier source/executables there? | | ---------- I'd like to second this request, if for no other reason that postings to this notesgroup do not get archived, while postings to comp.binaries etc. *do* get archived at the ssyx server. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % Andy Cassino % % uucp: hplabs!hplsla!andyc domain: andyc%hplsla@hplabs.hp.com % % Hewlett-Packard Lake Stevens Instrument Division % % 8600 Soper Hill Road Everett, WA 98205-1298 % % (206) 335-2211 % %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
mboen@nixpbe.UUCP (Martin Boening) (06/07/89)
kerchen@iris.ucdavis.edu (Paul Kerchen) writes: >Why are folks posting source/executables to this newsgroup? Has >comp.sources.atari.st (or whatever it's called) died? ... While the request to send sources to 'comp.sources.atari.st' and binaries to 'comp.binaries.atari.st' (or better yet, mail the stuff directly to the moderator of both groups, Steven Grimm) is indeed something to consider, I would nevertheless like to put an answer to that question. People post sources/executables here because they want them to reach the net and reach it fast, especially if they're afraid that the moderator wouldn't think the stuff to be worthwhile. Martin -- Email: in the USA -> ...!uunet!philabs!linus!nixbur!mboening.pad outside USA -> {...!mcvax}!unido!nixpbe!mboening.pad Paper Mail: Martin Boening, Nixdorf Computer AG, DS2, Pontanusstr. 55, 4790 Paderborn, W.-Germany
stowe@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (Fox in Sox) (06/14/89)
In article <386@nixpbe.UUCP> mboen@nixpbe.UUCP (Martin Boening) writes: > People post >sources/executables here because they want them to reach the net and reach >it fast, especially if they're afraid that the moderator wouldn't think the >stuff to be worthwhile. However, what you've failed to consider is that having a moderator also helps protect in whatever slight way the net from sending along a virus. In addition, those groups were voted to be moderated groups. If someone would like to consider unmoderated groups, then take it to news.groups or some other appropriate place. Until then, this group is for discussion. The binaries group is for binaries. The sources group is for sources. Seems easy enough to me. Follow-ups directed to news.groups where they belong. stowe@silver.indiana.bacs.edu At night the Ice Weasels come.