rjk@mgweed.UUCP (Randy King) (02/16/84)
I posted an article to net.flame complaining about the fact that folks aren't running 2.10* news. I got torqued off (how unusual) because I shot my mouth off on net.lang.c accidentally (in addition to net.flame where it belonged), cancelled the offending article in net.lang.c about 15 minutes later and I am *still* getting nasty-grams. Here are some comments on the general availability of news sources that I got: >>> ... Nobody I know knows where to get newer versions, >>> and a few of them would like to get hold of one, also. Since nobody seems >>> to know, that is probably a large reason for the "inertia". How to get a >>> new version may be obvious to some people out there, but not to newer >>> systems on the net. >>> >>> ... "At a backbone site near you" is about equivalent >>> to "go to hell", unless specific information is also given. Mailing >>> tapes is somewhat awkward, since my system doesn't have a standard tape >>> drive, but I can get one of my connections to send the contents to me. I suggest that we compile a list of *real* sites that have the source archive, and publish it to net.news.group in addition to Adam's list of active newsgroups each and every month, even if the information does not change. Let's also connect some real people's names and phone numbers to this list for additional help. If more people run 2.10+ news and a notes system that understands and responds to 2.10+ stuff, we'll have a more efficient network. The final note in my flame was that we make 2.11 totally incompatible with previous releases - then serious Usenetters would upgrade! I'd say that with tonque-in-cheek if I could stop with the foot-in-mouth tactics. Randy King AT&T/CP-MG ihnp4!mgweed!rjk