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Re: What's wrong with rec,soc, etc distribut

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From: David Clunie
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 09:29
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In article 1iibb4INN17h@spock.dis.cccd.edu, markb@spock.dis.cccd.edu (Mark Bixby) writes:
>I don't recall seeing this in a FAQ, but from reading various threads in the
>news.* groups pertaining to INN's more rigid enforcement of distribution:
>headers, the Backbone Cabal feels that comp,rec,soc,etc. distribs are a
>Bad Thing, and should be replaced by geographic (world,usa,na) or logical
>(inet,cerf) distribs.  I don't think there's any technical reason, just a
>philosophical one.
>

This sounds like a terrible idea to me. Living outside the na/usa area where
most news comes from, I want to read all this stuff in rec,soc,comp, etc and
I don't care who the poster is or where he/she comes from, their words are just
as important to me !

Let's face it ... everyone in the world is going to have to get the na and usa
distributions to stay in touch, so why change what has been a very effective
structure for years ?

david
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From: dclunie@pax.tpa.com.au (David Clunie)
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Subject: Re: What's wrong with rec,soc, etc distribut
Date: 9 Jan 1993 09:29:16 GMT
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