chip@chinacat.Unicom.COM (Chip Rosenthal) (12/06/90)
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In view of the impending demise of the "pubnet" hierarchy - I'm willing
to start up a pubnet mailing list to fill the void. The purpose of the
mailing list would be to discuss the "use and administration of public
access systems."
The backbone of the "pubnet" hierarchy no longer exists, and along with
it went the main purpose for these newsgroups. Even though pubnet is no
longer needed, it still serves two important functions. First, it is the
home for Phil Eschallier's "nixpub" list of public access systems. Second,
it offers a forum for the administrators of public access systems.
Nixpub won't be lost in the changes. It is already cross-posted into
comp.misc, and I expect Phil will make that its new home.
The second function, however, will be lost when pubnet goes away. I
floated a trial balloon to see if there was interest in creating a single
newsgroup (I suggested "comp.org.pubnet") to replace the pubnet hierarchy.
The response I received was favorable, but not enough to support creating
a group.
Thus - I propose a "pubnet" mailing list to fill in this gap. If you
want to join, send a request to "pubnet-request@chinacat.unicom.com".
Why do I care that pubnet survives? Neither me nor my equipment has
anything to do with public access systems. Call it a debt of gratitude.
Four years ago, when I moved from California to Texas, my USENET and email
access was lost. Thanks to folks like Wayne Ross (then of warble, and
previous keeper of the nixpub) and Charlie Boykin (then of killer) I was
able to get access and eventually bootstap a USENET site. Public access
UNIX provides some good services, and it's a worthwhile thing to keep
around. (Now...if this was a pitch for public television I'd next implore
you to dig deeply into your pockets... :-)
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