Aresearch.135

Aresearch.135
net.columbia
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!mhtsa!harpo!research!sjb
Mon Nov 2 21:48:34 1981
feedback
[Note: this submission is rather long compared to the
others -- just thought I'd prepare you!]
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>From houxf!ziegler Mon Nov 2 09:24:56 1981
FROM: j.j.ziegler (houxf!ziegler)
TO: research!sjb
DATE: 11/2/81, 9:11 AM
SUBJECT: "real important stuff"

I realize that other people may have objections, but I personally find the
articles you submit to net.columbia interesting, informative and entirely
worthwhile. Perhaps others have other access to such information, but for me
net.columbia (and in particular your submissions) is the main source of
shuttle info. I say KEEP IT COMIN'.

-Joe
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>From houxf!kutsch Mon Nov 2 10:20:14 1981
FROM: j.a.kutsch
TO: research!sjb
DATE: 11/2/81, 10:14 AM
SUBJECT: net.colombia
Contrary to the recent criticism of net.colombia,
I find the current mode of operation quite satisfactory.
I don't read the newspaper or catch radio or tv news very often.
I find your updates an excellent way to keep current on the shuttle's
activities.
The reason I have not posted any articles or entered into any discussion
is that, so far, there has been nothing to discuss.
There are probably many other readers in the same category as I am.
I decided to become non-silent momentarily to let you know I was a
happy reader.
Keep up the good work.
- Jim (houxf!kutsch)
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>From ucbvax!pur-ee!davy Mon Nov 2 01:27:07 1981
To: ucbvax!research!sjb
Subject: columbia vs. space
Cc: davy ucbvax!ucla-s!lauren

Adam:

I think I agree with you about NOT digesting net.columbia, but
I think Lauren made a valid point, too. I suppose I should give my
thoughts on this subject:

[1] net.columbia should NOT be digested for the following
reasons:
[a] Sometimes digests can take 2 or more days to get
here.
[b] Since I often read my news inbetween compiles, etc.,
I will often skip over the digests, particularly if
it is 300 lines long.
[c] The whole idea of "updates", which seems to be what
this group is for, would be eliminated by the digest
idea.

[2] Lauren did make a valid point though, sometimes the updates
do get a little numerous (5 tiles, 10 tiles, 15.....). I
might suggest perhaps two submissions a day, one in the
AM, one in the PM.

[3] I think that it might be nice if some discussion took place
in net.columbia, however, then it would be competing with
fa.space and the digest, so let's just leave it the way it
is:

net.columbia - updates
space-digest - discussion

Dave Curry (pur-ee!davy)

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General response (no offense intended for my responding in this way):

Thank you all for your replies. Be assured that under no
circumstance will I let the amount of information flowing
through net.columbia deliberately drop. If there is info.
to put in and no one has done it, I certainly will! How-
ever, sometimes other people get it faster than I. If that
is the case, please don't hesitate to put it in. Remember,
I might not log on till late (case, tonight) and if you held
the info. up waiting for me, others might not see it until
tomorrow.

Now, for the space vs. columbia issue:

As I said before, I do not want columbia to compete with
SPACE or vice-versa over any issue. You may feel free
(gee, I must love that phrase!) to put anything of relevance
to space into this newsgroup, or mail it to the SPACE
digest for inclusion in an upcoming issue, or both.
My general feeling towards the content of columbia is
that if it pertains to space, it has a place here!

adam

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