From: Tech@SoftByteLabs.com
Subject: Re: should we create comp.lang.basic.powerbasic?
 
On 18 Apr 1998 21:05:57 GMT, guymacon@deltanet.com (Guy Macon) wrote:
 
>
>I am a Powerbasic user and also one of the folks in the news.groups
>newsgroup who help people to get new newsgroups started.
>
>As you may have noticed, spam in alt.* newsgroups is increasing.
>What you may not know is that many sites which carry comp.* groups
>don't carry alt.* ones.  This is very common on corporate and
>education newsservers, and tends to limit a number of people who
>use powerbasic in science and engineering from reading this newsgroup.
>
>So I ask the question: is this the time to try to start a newsgroup
>called comp.lang.basic.powerbasic?  To get a comp.* newsgroup, we
>need rond 120 people who will be willing to go to news.groups and
>fill out an email ballot voting for the news group.  Do we have taht
>many?  Does anyone have any objections to creating such a newsgroup?
 
You're absolutely right.  This one gets more spam then god post!
 
I'm with you.
 
Michael
 
 
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