alt.sys.sun created

[Dave Mack]

I've just sent out a global newgroup for alt.sys.sun, an alternative
group for the discussion of Sun Microsystems' products. This is an
unmoderated group intended to provide a "fast channel" for people
seeking information about Sun machines. It will inevitably be a bit
noisy, but this seems to be the price we have to pay for quick
response.

Comp.sys.sun provides an interesting example of the perils of moderated
groups. Historically, it has taken two to three weeks for a submitted
article to appear in comp.sys.sun, if it appeared at all. This means
that posting to c.s.s when you have a problem that needs to be solved
right away is futile. In addition, given the turnaround time, it makes
little sense to post an answer to someone else's question ; it will 
take another two to three weeks before they see it. Thus, most of the
answers are emailed to the article's author, along with the inevitable
spate of "Please email me the answers you to get to this" messages. The
result is that most c.s.s postings are questions - answers are few and
far between. Perhaps alt.sys.sun, despite its limited distribution, will
provide more wheat as well as more chaff.

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Dave Mack
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