Aucbvax.5791
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Thu Jan 14 16:06:31 1982
Discussion of what is appropriate on this list
>From JSOL@USC-ECLB Thu Jan 14 16:04:48 1982
Let this be the final message on the subject. When I created INFO-VAX
I had intended that it be a resource for VMS Systems programmers to
use to communicate on problems (as UNIX-WIZARDS is for UNIX
people). Since then the discussion has broadened into a general
discussion of VAXen, both hardware and software, and INCLUDING UNIX.
I welcome this broader aspect and recognise the potential benefit to
the I whole ARPAnet community, and I am perfectly willing
to allow this to go on, but am very disappointed that people
have nothing better to do with their time other than flame on
INFO-VAX about how they don't want to hear about VMS bugs.
In the light of this, I hearby declare that topics relating to VAX
hardware or software, VMS or UNIX, or any other operating system (such
as RSX, believe it or not there is a version of RSX which does run on
VAXen) are welcome on INFO-VAX.
If you are on the list for ANY OTHER REASON, then please get off now.
Send mail to INFO-VAX-REQUEST@MIT-AI and I will be happy to remove
you.
What everybody has to do is weigh whether or not the benefits of
being on this list are greater or less than the amount of trouble and
time you have to spend weeding out the junk. ALL mailing lists have
this problem, *even* mailing lists which are in the digest form,
or have delayed redistribution (such that a moderator weeds out
requests to be added, etc. The moderator's responsibility is limited
to just THAT!).
Please, let's not flame on about the appropriateness of some vague
group of subscribers, or submitters. If you wish to discuss this any
further, please send mail to INFO-VAX-REQUEST. If this discussion gets
too far out of hand, I *will* institute policies to prevent such
things from happening again (such as delayed redistribution). Please
don't force me to do this!
Angrily,
JSol
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