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Aucbvax.5791 fa.info-vax utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!info-vax 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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