Message to all unix-wizards posters, PLEASE READ
rcj at burl.UUCP
rcj at burl.UUCP
Mon Oct 10 22:40:51 AEST 1983
Re: NAME YOUR UNIX FLAVOR!!!
Since the last time that I posted one of these, things have improved
dramatically -- (whether I had anything to do with it is debatable).
There are still some problems, however, so I decided to try again:
When you post a Unix-related article to net.unix-wizards (or any other
group, for that matter) REMEMBER TO GIVE BOTH THE FLAVOR OF UNIX YOU
ARE RUNNING/ASKING ABOUT AND THE HARDWARE INVOLVED!!!! DO IT IN THE
SUBJECT LINE IF AT ALL POSSIBLE!!!
I realize that the breakup of net.unix-wizards I suggested recently may
not occur due to problems with ARPA gatewaying, among others. But we
can create 'pseudo-subgroups' by specifying Unix flavors and hardware
in subject lines. That way I don't have to read any articles about
BSD 4.x specific stuff that I don't care about. Also, it is kind of
hard to answer a question like "How do I tune my system?" when I don't
know whether the asker is running on a PDP-11/70 or a 3B20; whether he
is running BSD 4.1 or USG 5.0
If you are not sure whether your question/comment is version-specific
or not, just ask/expound and end the article with a:
We are running USG 3.0 on a Vax 11/780.
unless that information is COMPLETELY irrelevant.
Any comments/suggestions/flames are welcomed at the address below,
--
The MAD Programmer -- 919-228-3814 (Cornet 291)
alias: Curtis Jackson ...![ floyd clyde ihnp4 mhuxv ]!burl!rcj
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