dnichols@ceilidh.beartrack.com (DoN Nichols) (05/08/91)
In article <15910@helios.TAMU.EDU> n138ct@tamuts.tamu.edu (Brent Burton) writes: >In article <91126.193523JXM114@psuvm.psu.edu> JXM114@psuvm.psu.edu (Jeffrey T McQuillen aka CaptPicard) writes: >>Can I assume that there are no bugs with unix on a pc or is the fact that there >>are no articles in here cause no one cares about unix on a pc? >> > > You hit the nail on the head here. Those of us who own unix-pcs [ ... ] > If interested, check out the NEW comp.sys.3b1 and associated groups. He may never see your response, if he's looking in 'unix-pc.*'. If it passes through even ONE site running B-news which has 'unix-pc.*' aliased to 'comp.sys.3b1', your newsgroup line will get mangled to 'comp.sys.3b1'. See the Newsgroups: line from your article as seen at my site. Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1 I responded to him by e-mail (if it doesn't get bounced by some site along the way :-) to explain the situation (including the newsgroup change by aliasing) to him. Isn't it about time to turn off the aliasing now? Then we can not be bothered by these postings. (Is there anyone out there who still NEEDS 'unix-pc.*' to get their news?) Thanks all DoN. -- Donald Nichols (DoN.) | Voice (Days): (703) 664-1585 D&D Data | Voice (Eves): (703) 938-4564 Disclaimer: from here - None | Email: <dnichols@ceilidh.beartrack.com> --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero ---
bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce D. Becker) (05/08/91)
In article <1991May7.221933.15763@ceilidh.beartrack.com> dnichols@ceilidh.beartrack.com (DoN Nichols) writes: | | He may never see your response, if he's looking in 'unix-pc.*'. If |it passes through even ONE site running B-news which has 'unix-pc.*' aliased |to 'comp.sys.3b1', your newsgroup line will get mangled to 'comp.sys.3b1'. |See the Newsgroups: line from your article as seen at my site. | | Newsgroups: comp.sys.3b1 | | I responded to him by e-mail (if it doesn't get bounced by some |site along the way :-) to explain the situation (including the newsgroup |change by aliasing) to him. | | Isn't it about time to turn off the aliasing now? Then we can not be |bothered by these postings. (Is there anyone out there who still NEEDS |'unix-pc.*' to get their news?) I have never aliased "unix-pc" newsgroups to "comp.*.3b1" for that reason; there are still folks out there who use them. I don't think they are getting the very best informational deal, but I also don't think it's my right to mess with their usage. I don't think it's a good idea therefore to rmgroup the "unix-pc" newsgroups; like the old joke goes, "don't worry, it fall off by itself"... -- ,u, Bruce Becker Toronto, Ontario a /i/ Internet: bdb@becker.UUCP, bruce@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu `\o\-e UUCP: ...!utai!mnetor!becker!bdb _< /_ "It's the death of the net as we know it (and I feel fine)" - R.A.M.