NMBCU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (11/15/89)
I know how to end all the group name arguing...
Lets just put all the articles on the net into one big newsgroup called
"articles". :)
On the other hand, maybe thats not an appropriate name. :)
Just a little levity breaking. :) Very little. :)
Nelson Broat
"ton ot eb desufnoc thiw noslen taorb".craig@com2serv.C2S.MN.ORG (Craig S. Wilson) (11/26/89)
In article <2704NMBCU@CUNYVM> NMBCU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU writes: >I know how to end all the group name arguing... >Lets just put all the articles on the net into one big newsgroup called >"articles". :) >On the other hand, maybe thats not an appropriate name. :) >Just a little levity breaking. :) Very little. :) > Nelson Broat Actually, I have been thinking about this also. There would need to be some good keyword / context sensitive newsreading software. Just think of all of the disk space saved by not having messages bitching about group names, distribution, charters, etc. /craig
tjw@unix.cis.pitt.edu (TJ Wood WA3VQJ) (11/28/89)
In article <3104@com50.C2S.MN.ORG> craig@com2serv.c2s.mn.org (Craig S. Wilson) writes: >Just think of all of the disk space saved by not having messages >bitching about group names, distribution, charters, etc. Good point! Look how much "bandwidth" is "wasted" on these types of messages. No one (before) has ever complained about it. Yet, when one of the users of unix.cis.pitt.edu puts a couple of "@" in their signature, root and postmaster are flooded with mail messages complaining about the horrible waste of "BANDWIDTH". Think about how much traffic is passed in the news.groups flames-wars (oops, I mean "votes"). I would be nice to have a dynamic news system where "groups" would come and go. Terry -- INTERNET: tjw@unix.cis.pitt.edu BITNET: TJW@PITTVMS CC-NET: 33802::tjw UUCP: {decwrl!decvax!idis, allegra, bellcore}!pitt!unix.cis.pitt.edu!tjw And if dreams could come true, I'd still be there with you, On the banks of cold waters at the close of the day. - as sung by Sally Rogers
edhew@xenitec.on.ca (Ed Hew) (11/28/89)
In article <3104@com50.C2S.MN.ORG> craig@com2serv.c2s.mn.org (Craig S. Wilson) writes: > >Just think of all of the disk space saved by not having messages >bitching about group names, distribution, charters, etc. Think of it as a reason to update your drive/fs configuration. (....more disk space ..... more disk space .... more .....) If you look hard enough at the above 2 lines, the point will be apparant. If you don't have the patience, suffice it to say that this discussion now will hopefully preclude more aggravation in the future (at least for a year or so). In the meantime, I think I'd better increase the size of /dev/news >/craig Ed. A. Hew, SCO Authorized Technical Trainer, XeniTec Consulting Services edhew@xenitec.on.ca -or- ..!{uunet!}watmath!xenitec!edhew