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- From: heath@iceblink.cs.jhu.edu (Dave Heath)
- Subject: Re: NewGroup ALT.LOVEBOAT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.224030.20672@blaze.cs.jhu.edu>
- Sender: news@blaze.cs.jhu.edu (Usenet news system)
- Organization: Johns Hopkins Computer Science Department, Baltimore, MD
- References: <92327.230218BTM105@psuvm.psu.edu> <By5svw.7r2@unix.amherst.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:40:30 GMT
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- twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce) writes:
- >In article <92327.230218BTM105@psuvm.psu.edu> <BTM105@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
- >>How about alt.loveboat for a newsgroup?
-
- Funny, I was justing thinking the same thing earlier today.
-
- >(c) However, unless you can produce a number of people clamoring for
- > it, I suspect that a mailing list would be more appropriate.
-
- I think a lot of people would pop into the newsgroup from time to time, but
- I can't imagine too many people subscribing to a loveboat mailing list.
- Whether/not a newsgroup is appropriate, I think a mailing list is not.
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- >(d) Even if the traffic warrants a newsgroup, alt groups are
- > propagated worldwide, and I'm sorry, but I just can't imagine a
- > Love Boat cult following in Sweden. Try us.*.
-
- Hmm. I saw the love boat in australia. And what about Puerto Bayata (sp?)
-
- -dave
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