spaf@gatech.UUCP (Gene Spafford) (02/19/85)
I've seen about 6 test articles in net.misc, net.general and net.followup
in the past few days, and it's really getting to me.
DO NOT POST TEST ARTICLES TO THESE GROUPS!!
If you absolutely MUST post a test article to the entire net --
all 1100+ sites on 4 continents -- then post it to "net.test".
If you are simply trying to test out your news software, use a local
group. If you're trying to test our world-wide phone connections and
charges, or if you're just trying to test our patience, consider
yourself successful.
One other word of advice -- if you have been posting "test" articles to
these groups, or if you think the posting of such articles is proper,
then you probably haven't read any of the introductory articles
explaining proper and polite use of the net (and you shouldn't be
posting yet). See the regular postings in net.announce.newusers,
please.
--
Gene "6 months and counting" Spafford
The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332
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