Is it time for comp.lang.c.dos?

[Felix Lee]

Chris Torek <chris at cs.umd.edu> wrote:
> There is, however, a `rule of thumb' that applies in cases like
> this: start with the smallest newsgroup that might apply.  In this
> case, it would probably be an Amiga-specific group.

Well, for the example I gave, the smallest applicable newsgroup by
volume is probably gnu.gcc.  comp.sys.amiga.tech is only marginally
smaller than comp.lang.c, and comp.sys.amiga is a couple times larger.

If you mean smallest category, then gnu.gcc still wins.  `Amiga' is no
smaller than `C', but `GNU cc' is a relatively tiny category.

If you mean smallest distribution, then something like utah.test, if
there exists such a beast.

If you mean smallest chance of a good answer, then how about rec.pets?
(The neighbors have both a cat and a dog.)

And if the problem really is a defect in my understanding of malloc(),
then comp.lang.c is the best newsgroup to ask.
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