Re: [MacPerl] Usenet: comp.lang.perl.mac ... ?

[Dominic Dunlop <domo@slipper.ip.lu>]

At 19:39 +0200 1997-06-12, Gary Ebert wrote:
>I think that the gateway idea would just bring in hoards of RTFF (Read
>The F^&@#$*$ FAQ) questions -- you know like "where do I find MacPerl".
>If you take the time to look at comp.lang.perl.misc about 30 - 50% of
>the questions are RTFF or RTFM (M=manual).

Experience on the perl5-porters mail list -- gatewayed at
news://genetics.upenn.edu/perl.porters-gw/ -- suggests otherwise: the
gateway seems not to be responsible for much noise in what is a
high-volume, but reasonably low-noise, list.  My guess is that, anyone who
can worked how to point a newsreader or local news host at an alternate
server for just one newsgroup (not too difficult in *gark* Nestscape, for
example, but don't tell anyone) is probably smart and savvy enough not to
clutter up the "newsgroup" in question with inanities.

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Dominic Dunlop



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