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Re: New Newsgroup Proposal alt.cable-modems

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From: Peter G. Strangman
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 00:00
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On 8 Aug 1997 02:55:59 GMT, RyanS @sprynet.com (Ryan Simmons) wrote:

> Sounds great, except it should be something like comp.dcom.cable-modems or 
> comp.dcom.modems.cable-modems.  I don't see a cable modem group being 
> 'alternative.'  It's a technical computer group.

That's not what "alt" means in the context of alt.* groups.

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From: Peter@adelheid.demon.co.uk (Peter G. Strangman)
Subject: Re: New Newsgroup Proposal alt.cable-modems
Date: 1997/08/08
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