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Re: Pre RFD Interest in comp.bbs.[system]

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From: Leonard Erickson
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 12:13
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cambler@zeus.calpoly.edu (Christopher J. Ambler, Phish) writes:

>This is NOT an RFD. It's just an idea that I said I'd throw out.

>Is there any interest in other comp.bbs.[system] groups? Should they
>be created as necessary, or is a global vote on the most used systems
>a good idea, which will stimulate discussion? (And perhaps help persuade
>manufacturers to get on the Usenet... though from the ONE BBSCON, it
>looks like persuasion isn't needed, and that's in the works anyway).

If you mean things like comp.bbs.tbbs or comp.bbs.wwiv, then what
should *really* be done is get one of the Fido<-> usenet gateways
to gate in the existing Fido echos. The traffic exists, and the
expertise is there already.

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Leonard Erickson		      leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com
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From: leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson)
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