Re: New Newsgroup Proposal alt.cable-modems

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From: Mordechai T. Abzug
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 00:00

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In article <5se1rv$n2l@clarknet.clark.net>,
"Ryan Simmons" <RyanS @sprynet.com> spake thusly:
> 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.

"Alt" originally meant alternative, but these days, it just signifies the
worldwide hierarchy with relaxed rules.  comp.* and the other big-7
hierarchies have much stricter newsgroup creation rules, so it's not
uncommon for small technical groups to start off in alt.*.  Only when the
demand rises do they try for a comp.*.  In fact, there are already three
newsgroups in the alt.dcom.* hierarchy, one of which is fairly active.  :)

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			     Mordechai T. Abzug
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>>>>> My employer ain't payin' for my opinions, so they must be *mine*. <<<<<
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From: mabzug1@umbc.edu (Mordechai T. Abzug)
Subject: Re: New Newsgroup Proposal alt.cable-modems
Date: 1997/08/08
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