sutter@osu-eddie.UUCP (09/16/85)
From: sutter (Bob Sutterfield)
I am a regular reader of fa.info-vax, and an infrequent poster. It is
frequently of some considerable benefit to me. For instance, when a new
release of VMS comes out, I watch the transients die down before I install
it myself (eg: math lib bugs in 4.2, with subsequent fix info). Although I
can reasonably easily post to it, and obviously very easily read it, I would
prefer faster turnaround than having my postings go to a CSnet-ARPAnet
gateway, then wait for the mail to reach info-vax@wherever (I can never
remember where), then wait for the one-way ARPAnet-to-Usenet gateway to barf
the mail onto the Usenet, then wait for Usenet mail to propagate it back to
me so that I know if the original posting went out OK. If I am anxiously
awaiting a response, it can be @i(quite) frustrating.
So, I would vote heartily YES in favor of a net.vms group. Even better if
it were really two-way gatewayed with info-vax and/or info-vms. I think
that several of the other Ohio State University VMS site managers feel the
same way, but don't necessarily read net.news.group as much as fa.info-vax.
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Human: Bob Sutterfield
Facilities Management Division
The Ohio State University Instruction & Research Computer Center
Workplace: Ohio Cooperative Extension Service, Computer Management Group
OCES VAX System Manager/Programmer (VMS)
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