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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (A. Newman)
Thu Apr 4 14:27:02 1996
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 11:49:12 -0500
Reply-To: Java Interest <JAVA-INTEREST@JAVASOFT.COM>
From: "A. Newman" <troll@SUG.ORG>
To: Multiple recipients of list JAVA-INTEREST
<JAVA-INTEREST@JAVASOFT.COM>
<>> people,
<>> this is true nature of this kind of topics in the net.
<>> Solutions to this problem for several days are as follows:
<>> 1. moderate the list. needs a good volunteer.
<>> 2. put the rules, and apply them to all of the users, such as:
<>> a) send mails in topics, like
<>> INFO: for your info, announcement of a new site
<>> SUMMARY: java window error
<>> QUESTION: awt class documnetation
<>> topics can be extended when needed to..
<>> b) do not send any answers to questions directly to the list.
<>> rather use, direct mail. But the question asker MUST summarize everything
<>> and send in a SUMMARY file.
<>>
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<Good news! We are a few hours ahead of ya. My company is
<starting a moderated java mailing list.
Good news! We're several *months* ahead of ya. ;-)
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