Important Announcement about the group renaming (read this!)

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1 total messages Started by mark Wed, 01 Apr 1987 00:01

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Author: mark
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1987 00:01

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As you all know, a few months ago the backbone sites and other people
involved in the maintenance and planning for USENET made the decision to
globally rename the groups in the hope of clearing up the sometimes
confusing or incorrect names used.  We've been evaluating the the network
since the conversion was done, and we are disappointed with the results. The
renaming simply hasn't had the positive effects that we had hoped.

Our choice, therefore, is clear, and we must regretfully declare the
renaming as a failed experiment. Therefore, we have decided that effective
May 1, 1987, we will begin the task of dismantling what we have done and
returning all of the groups to their original names.  We're sorry for any
inconvenience this might cause.  We will publish a list of the current names
and the names the groups will return to shortly, along with a schedule for
the renaming.

Thank you for your cooperation in these unstable times, and again, we're
sorry for any inconvenience.

The Backbone Cabal.

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