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- Subject: Re: proposal to rename comp.sys.novell
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- Date: 4 Jan 93 07:20:32 GMT
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- In article <viking.726125336@vincent1.iastate.edu> viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson) writes:
- >From: viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson)
- >Subject: Re: proposal to rename comp.sys.novell
- >Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 05:28:56 GMT
-
- >In <shephard.726037323@sfu.ca> shephard@fraser.sfu.ca (Gordon Shephard) writes:
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- >>Now, I'm sure that most people would agree that comp.os.netware makes
- >>more sense for at least two reason; Novell has its fingers in more
- >>pies than just netware, netware is an OS. Does it make sense to break
- >>the hierarchy into:
- >>comp.os.netware: Articles dealing with Netware as a whole, the product
- >> line, CNE/CNA certification, ...
- >>comp.os.netware.2x Articles dealing with Netware version 2.15, 2.2, ...
- >>comp.os.netware.3x Articles dealing with Netware version 3.1, 3.11, ...
-
- > Why? The number of messages on here, daily, is fairly low, and
- >most tend to be concerning fairly general questions that are applicable
- >to both 2.xx and 3.xx versions of the software. Frankly, I see no need to
- >lock a version number into the name. A simple 3.11 or 2.15c in the
- >subject line lets everybody know what's happening. The overlap between
- >versions is large enough I'd bet a lot of cross-posting anyway should we
- >adopt sub-groups for different versions, and in addition how many 3.11
- >people used to run 2.11 or 2.15 nets and remember the solution?
-
- >>And is there room in this hierarchy for a
- >>comp.os.netware[.???].programmer? (E.G. comp.os.netware.2x.programmer,
- >>comp.os.netware.3x.programmer. Or perhaps only comp.os.netware.programmer?)
- >>while the changes are being made?
-
- > Now the programmer part may have some merit, but given the small
- >posting rate and the overall ratio of programmer questions to general
- >questions, I doubt it would be worth it.
-
- > I wonder, how would the listserv of comp.sys.novell handle the
- >new change if it passes? My thinking is that comp.os.netware is far
- >enough -- let's split things only when enough posts warrant it.
-
- >< Dan Sorenson, DoD #1066 z1dan@exnet.iastate.edu viking@iastate.edu >
- >< ISU only censors what I read, not what I say. Don't blame them. >
- >< "Are you *SURE* he's worth a Harley-Davidson?" -- my grandmother >
- >< to my girlfriend, about me. "I'd better not say" -- my girlfriend >
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