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- From: jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard)
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- Subject: Re: RFD: RENAME several groups to rec.outdoors.*
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- Date: 27 Jan 1993 11:26:42 GMT
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- In article <7830005@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> rhm@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Bob Miller) writes:
- >The problem is that some readers inevitably cannot move to the new names
- >because they cannot easily get the appropriate access. So the old group gets
- >left around and now we have two identical groups where once we had one. And
- >some "old farts" just refuse to move...;-}
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- The case you cite was due to one obstinate news admin. The solution is not to
- outlaw renaming groups, but rather for individual news admins to go along with
- the expressed wishes of the net.
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- jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu | adequately be explained by stupidity.
- "I don't want to read poor Microsoft bashing. I want to read good
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