🚀 go-pugleaf

On 24 May 1996 09:11:46 -0400, jim@jaguNET.com (Jim Jagielski) wrote:

>howardl@u1.abs.net (Howard Leadmon) writes:
>
>>James H Whittemore <synchro1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>: 
>>: This conversation is starting to sound a little meanspirited.  Look,
>>: the guy tried to find out how to create a newsgroup, he made a mistake,
>>: but the group is there now and starting to have some traffic (and not
>>: just this thread). I suggest any musicians or people interested in
>>: local music in the Baltimore area check the listing out. 
>
>>I don't know that it was really mean spirited, but the bottom line is
>>that most sites DO NOT create all newsgroups dynamically, so unless the
>>appropriate discussion takes place, and the local admins add the group,
>>it basically dosen't exist.
>
>I certainly didn't want to sound mean-spirited and I _do_ apologize if
>I sounded that way. The simple fact is that there _are_ established
>protocols for setting up newgroups.
>
>If it appears that balt.music _is_ a worthwhile addition, and it sounds
>like it is, I will _personally_ create the appropriate control message
>to add it. This is the way to go, so that the newgroup request goes
>throughout the 'Net, and not just a few isolated ISPs.
>
>Deal?
I agree with you Jim especially since my ISP contracts out to another
provider for their usenet feed!  But I will vote for it in balt.config
just to make sure!

Joshua Benkin
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