wmartin@st-louis-emh2.army.mil (Will Martin) (06/12/89)
Recent issues of the Telecom Digest contained postings about the voting on sci.commtech and the purpose of Telecom. Here are extracts: > ... The group is forming to discuss > the *social implications* of new technologies, not the technologies > themselves. > -Bob Virzi > ... the Digest is, to me, more than just a dry recitation of technical > data relating to telephony. > ... > I think of [Telecom Digest]/comp.dcom.telecom as a forum for people to > share their knowledge, questions and concerns about *modern telephony in > the world today*, in all its aspects. > ... > [Telecom Digest] tries to accomodate commentary on all aspects of phone > service. > ... > Patrick Townson As someone on the ARPA/MILNET side of the Internet, who does NOT have current access to USENET, it seems that it is in my best interests that sci.commtech never be formed. This would apply to every Telecom Digest participant who does not have USENET access. sci.commtech would draw discussion topics which COULD be accomodated on Telecom, but put them into a forum which I could not see. Thus, it would be best, I would think, if every Internet reader of Telecom who does not have USENET access send a message with "vote no" in the Subject: field to "klopfens%bgsuvax.UUCP@uunet.uu.net". Unless sci.commtech is also gatewayed into the Telecom Digest, I can't see that its creation will have any positive effects for all the Digest readers on this side of the networks. The quotes above seem to clearly indicate that the interests of sci.commtech's proposed charter can easily be subsumed into Telecom and that they should be. Will Martin US Army Materiel Command Systems Integration & Mgmt Activity
msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu (Mark Robert Smith) (06/15/89)
Will Martin makes a good point that any discussion on sci.commtech will be invisible to Internet readers without access to UseNet. Why not contact klopfens@bgsuvax.uucp and ask him to create a mailing list gatewayed with the group. This is already done in moderated form for TELECOM/comp.dcom.telecom, and unmoderated for INFO-HAMS/rec.ham-radio. Mark -- Mark Smith | "Be careful when looking into the distance, |All Rights 61 Tenafly Road|that you do not miss what is right under your nose."| Reserved Tenafly,NJ 07670-2643|rutgers!topaz.rutgers.edu!msmith,msmith@topaz.rutgers.edu You may redistribute this article only to those who may freely do likewise.