HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: ejgraves@cs.Princeton.EDU (Eric J. Graves)
Subject: Macs sharing unix printers? What's easiest?
Summary: Mac, Unix, Printing, TCP/IP
Originator: ejgraves@elan
Keywords: Mac, Unix, Printing, TCP/IP
Organization: Princeton University, Dept. of Computer Science
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 18:54:00 GMT

Hi-

I'm working on setting up a graphics which now includes some Mac Quadras,
in a Unix environment (mostly SGI, but also Decstations, RS/6000's),
which all are on ethernet, including the quadras. 

My question is, are there any Chooser-level printer drivers for the Mac
that will allow a Macintosh program to print to a unix printing queue?
We'd like to to it this way, because we already have *lots* (over 20
at last count) of unix postscript printers set up, spread over four
floors of the building......  For this reason, we'd like to make the 
macs use the existing TCP/IP standards as much as possible.

If there are no such Chooser-level printer drivers, are there any other
ways to get Macs to print to Unix/TCP-IP queues? How much setup and
maintanance do they require? (Unless it's *really* easy, it's probably
not what we want, but please let me know about it anyway!)

(I'm aware of products like A/UX and MachTen, but this is not an acceptable
solution, since we don't want to run unix on the Mac's... We need all 
their power, without all the extra features and size that unix brings.)

Thanks in advance-

-eric

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Eric J. Graves                                           Computer Science
Princeton Univ., Princeton NJ                        ejgraves@pucc.bitnet
ejgraves@phoenix.princeton.edu                  ejgraves@cs.princeton.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: PowerBook highspeed patch
From: zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu (Gregory Talmo)
Date: 6 Oct 92 17:56:38 -0600
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Distribution: world
Organization: Winona State Academic Computing


In article <718207542snx@w3vh.UUCP>, rolfe@w3vh.UUCP (Rolfe Tessem) wrote:
> 
> bl668@cleveland.Freenet.Edu writes in article <1agacpINNsii@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>:
> > 
> > 
> > There is a file called PowerBook Tuner on the PowerPort installer
> > disk from Global Village.  Get Info says its 1.0a2.  What I have heard
> > is that Apple isnt real happy that GV is distributing this.  Also, 
> > Apple isnt planning to distribute the PowerBook Tuner in that form.  
> > Instead, the fixes will be part of System 7.1.
> > 
> 
> If Apple made a modem that worked properly, maybe they'd have some
> right to bitch.

 Believe it or not I got it (I think) from the PowerBook directory on
ftp.apple.com.

- Greg Talmo  (zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu)
                                   | The opinions expressed above are my
own,
 "A censor is a man who knows more |and do not necessarily reflect the
 than he thinks you ought to."     |opinions, tastes, or policies of Winona
                 - Granville Hicks |State University, its faculty, staff or
                                   |students.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: Tobbe Lindgren <Tobbe.Lindgren@infolog.se>
Subject: NETWORK PHONE-UTILITY WANTED
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6EDE2E3B0018315@tobbe.lindgren.gbg.infolog.se>
X-Xxdate: Tue, 29 Sep 92 09:39:31 GMT
Organization: Infologics AB
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d9
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 09:37:03 GMT

LOOKING FOR A MAC PHONE OVER LAN

I've looked around on several ftp-sites for a mac-telephone, but havn't
had any luck yet.

The idea is to have two Macs acting as telephones via EtherTalk.

One Mac digitizes speak via the internal mic and sends it in real time
over EtherTalk to another mac. The recipient's Mac does the same
and, Voila: -We have a MACPHONE over LAN!

Imagine the possibilities.....

Well.
I would be very happy if someone has seen something like this on the
public-, shareware- or commercial market.


Tobbe Lindgren
From: sdcst6@pmax1.cis.pitt.edu (Stephen D Cohen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: ToadNews
Date: 30 Sep 92 23:16:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: pmax1.SDCST6.92Sep30191633
Organization: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, USA.

Dear Fellow Netters,

	In an attempt to get a working news feed to my Macintosh at home via
uucp, I have downloaded rn-mac from sumex.stanford.edu.

	The problem is that this package requires a news agent to do the
uncompressing, expiring, etc. and suggests ToadNews which is not included.

	I have not been able to find a source for ToadNews and would
appreciate any help that anyone can give me in finding a copy of this program.

	Thank you in advance for your help.

Steve.

P.S. Please reply to steve@fuzbat.pgh.pa.us if responding by e-mail.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: nelson@wdl50.wdl.loral.com (Gregory L Nelson)
Subject: Real modem/serial port throughput?
Organization: Loral Western Development Labs
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 18:52:52 GMT

In response to the question, "How fast can the Macintosh serial ports
really go?", the FAQ for this group gives *hardware* speed capabilities.
This leaves unanswered questions about real-world throughput, e.g.,
what is the fastest modem speed that isn't a waste on a Mac Plus?; at what
point would I be better off getting a faster Mac rather than a faster
modem?

Is there a table of real-world throughput speeds for various Macs?  Are
there rules of thumb?  Are there gut feelings?  Is there *any*
information?  I realize there are a number of variables (e.g, software
package(s), file transfer vs. screen update), but I have *no* information
right now.

Thanks in advance.  I'll summarize e-mail if there's a significant
response.

  --Greg
-- 
|       Gregory Nelson      |    Loral Western Development Labs, M/S X-21    |
| nelson@wdl1.wdl.loral.com |      P.O. Box 49041      |  3200 Zanker Road   |
|  voice:  +1 408 473 4399  | San Jose, CA  95161-9041 | San Jose, CA  95134 |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.system,comp.unix.aux
From: gene@aee.aee.com (Gene Kochanowsky)
Subject: Re: Macs sharing unix printers? What's easiest?
Keywords: Mac, Unix, Printing, TCP/IP
Organization: Associated Electronic Engineers
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 14:37:21 GMT

ejgraves@cs.Princeton.EDU (Eric J. Graves) writes:

>Hi-

>I'm working on setting up a graphics which now includes some Mac Quadras,
>in a Unix environment (mostly SGI, but also Decstations, RS/6000's),
>which all are on ethernet, including the quadras. 

>My question is, are there any Chooser-level printer drivers for the Mac
>that will allow a Macintosh program to print to a unix printing queue?
>We'd like to to it this way, because we already have *lots* (over 20
>at last count) of unix postscript printers set up, spread over four
>floors of the building......  For this reason, we'd like to make the 
>macs use the existing TCP/IP standards as much as possible.

Eric,

	There is a product called Ethershare from a company called Helios that
	turns a SparcStation or RS6000 into an AppleShare file server and Print
	server. To the mac it looks 100% apple. The mac has access to Unix 
	printers that are placed in Ethershares printer list. Likewise mac 
	printers can be made availible to Unix users. Adminstration can be done 
	on the mac or at a terminal, using the standard Unix techniques. It 
	works very well, with file service usually better than a native
	AppleShare file server. The software is a bit pricy, but really not much
	more than a Gator box with the addons that would be needed. I have 
	tried both, and would avoid Gator box all all costs.

Gene Kochanowsky
gene@aee.com

-- 
Gene Kochanowsky                           | "And remember ....
Associated Electronic Engineers, Inc.      |       The better you look ... 
(904)893-6741 Voice, (904)893-2758 Fax     |       the more you will see."
gene@aee.com                               |               Miss Lidia
Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.comm:9655 comp.sys.mac.announce:181
From: werner@cs.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.announce
Subject: FTP-by-mail - and group reorg needed (was Re: FAQ List)
Date: 4 Oct 92 04:41:11 GMT
Article-I.D.: dimebox.lcu0k7INNb38
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: dimebox.cs.utexas.edu


||> I need FAQ..
|>The FAQ is archived at RASCAL.ICS.UTEXAS.EDU in mac/faq.
>I hope the FAQ is posted monthly, isn't it?
>I don't have ftp-access and I can wait for the next time...
>Knarf

	[ I sent it to Frank (Knarf ?!?  whats'at?!? ;-) ]

	folks who cannot FTP -  *PLEASE*  say so in your INITIAL
	message to avoid this kind of "follow-up noise" discussion
	(and those of you who send something, PLEASE post to say
	so, to avoid others sending duplicates!!)

	better yet, don't post to request a file to be sent to you
	but rather familiarize yourself with the FTP-by-mail-servers
	(otherwise the "charity" and "helpfulness" of netters quite
	likely can/will result in much duplication of email to you ...!)

	as a matter of fact, now that I think of it, we should make it
	a policy NOT to respond to such requests with the item requested
	(unless utter urgency is indicated), but respond with the FAQ
	file explaining FTP-by-email ...  (I saw such an article float
	by just now, and I will archive it on RASCAL also!)

	We have to find a way to reduce the volume of traffic (which
	can be avoided) - else we (*I* anyway) get overwhelmed and end
	up missing much useful stuff.  We need to think of reorganizing
	the groups in a way that will allow us to funnel new-useful stuff
	into separate groups (lacking better/other generally available
	options);  moderated groups are probably the only way (for a couple
	of years more) to achieve this (much like paper magazines have
	an editor - and even letters-to-the-editor are strictly limited
	and condensed/filtered...)   And, anti-censors, hold your horses!
	I certainly would always have one/some unmoderated group(s) around,
	but the volume has already led me to completely unsubscribe from
	groups I used to read, simply because I cannot keep up anymore
	(even those of us  "without a life" but with an umbilical cord to
	the computer - who "simply power down" as soon as the fingers leave
	the keyboard... are probably overwhelmed and worried by now...;-)
	what?  NOT?!? - well, young hot-shots, have mercy then with those
	of us "older models", with fewer MIPS, slower clock-speed, and
	generally "gracefully aging hardware"... :-))

		Cheers,		---Werner
				(still-tolerated CSMA-moderator ;-)
-- 
  werner@cs.utexas.edu |  ..!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!werner | werner@UTXVM.bitnet

              "Free Advice and Opinions -- Refunds Available"
From: bcoleman@hayes.com (Bill Coleman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Comm software
Date: 26 Sep 92 00:26:45 EDT
Organization: Hayes Microcomputer Products, Norcross, GA

In article <1992Sep24.163758.7491@Cadence.COM>, jselburn@Cadence.COM (Jordan Selburn) writes:
> I recently purchased a modem which came bundled with
> Microphone v1.7 

I'm sorry. <grin>

> While this is a good price, I'm looking for
> opinions on how Microphone II compares to the
> competition, specifically Smartcom II and White Knight
> (both significantly cheaper).  Let me know what you
> think, especially if you've used/evaluated more than one.

It depends on what you need. If you need to create complicated automated
scripts, and have a use sending AppleEvents to other applications from your
communications program, you should buy Microphone II.

If your scripting needs are simpler, but you'd like to have a nice clean
user interface that's easy to learn and use, plus really fast terminal
emulation and file transfer, then you should buy Smartcom II.

(Gee, I can't really think of a good reason to buy White Knight. It's late....)

-- 
Bill Coleman, AA4LR                ! CIS: 76067,2327    AppleLink: D1958
Principal Software Engineer        ! Packet Radio: AA4LR @ W4QO
Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. ! UUCP: uunet!hayes!bcoleman
POB 105203 Atlanta, GA 30348 USA   ! Internet: bcoleman%hayes@uunet.uu.net
Disclaimer: "My employer doesn't pay me to have opinions."
Quote: "The same light shines on vineyards that makes deserts." -Steve Hackett.
From: Sproul@sproul.sproul.com (Mark Sproul)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: where can I get MacSlip
Date: 1 Oct 92 12:50:31 GMT
Reply-To: Sproul@sproul.sproul.com (Mark Sproul)
Organization: Sproul Consulting
X-Mailer: uAccess - Mac Release: 1.5v2

Is there some place that I can FTP MacSlip from

Thanks

-------------------------------------
Mark Sproul - KB2ICI
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: Jamie Thingelstad <thingles@xerxes.cs.umn.edu>
Subject: Re: SupraFaxModem Caller ID upgrade...
Organization: University of Minnesota
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:56:03 GMT

In article <1992Sep27.054649.14273@galileo.physics.arizona.edu> Mark
Wilkins, wilkins@soliton.physics.arizona.edu writes:
>   Does anyone know of any software which will support the SupraFaxModem 
>caller ID feature?  I know that I can just run a terminal program and
watch
>the messages go by, but has anyone else announced intentions to support
it
>in a more useful way?

I am interested in how you go about getting the upgrades. I purchased a
used SupraFaxModem .v32 and want to upgrade to the .v32bis as well as the
caller ID. Do you contact Supra directly on this?

Jamie Thingelstad
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: dent@DIALix.oz.au (Andrew Dent)
Subject: Re: QuickLink II Crahses
Organization: DIALix Services, Perth, Western Australia
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 04:09:06 GMT
Keywords: QLII

In <lord.717358597@andersen> lord@andersen.uucp (Bob Lord) writes:

>When I have the extension in place, FreeTerm, zterm, etc. all
>drop lots of characters.  If I want to use those programs, I have to rip out
>the extension and reboot.

You don't have to reboot - just turn off Fax Receiving. You can do this in
the QuickLink application or using the Fax Controller DA. However, you MUST
use the application to turn the Fax Receiving back on as it sends the correct
sequences to the modem to set it up for Fax again.

Is there ANY Fax software that will coexist with terminal emulation being
run through the modem? The only way I could see it working would be for a
patch to detect an Open on the serial port, and suspend Fax init polling until
the port was closed.

My biggest problem with QLIIFax is that I occasionally receive faxes that are
unreadable. It reports them as successfully received so the other party won't
resend, yet the fax shows as just a few tiny marks on a VERY small sheet - it
seems to have the page size incorrect or something (window is about 1/2 inch
high) and I would be VERY interested in hints as to how I could read these
faxes!

Andy Dent (A.D. Software - Mac & VAX programming)
94 Bermuda Dve, BALLAJURA  Western Australia  6066
Phone/Fax: 09 249 2719 (local)  +619 249 2719 (International)
       Internet: dent@DIALix.oz.au    Compuserve: 100033,3241

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: pebi@aem.umn.edu (Peter A. Bidian)
Subject: Re: High speed modems... which to buy?
Organization: University of Minnesota
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 17:58:07 GMT

ar4@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Piper Keairnes) writes:

>I'm looking for a high speed modem for connecting to long distance BBS's.
>I am interested in general compatibility, and speed when connected to
>Trailblazer/Worldblazer modems especially. Oh... inexpensive would be nice.

>The V.32, V.32bis, V.42bis descriptions in advertisments are not terribly
>helpful in describing actual capability/compatibility. Could someone please
>summarize the types of modems and modes available?

>Thanks...

>-- 
>Piper Keairnes - Computer Science   ** PUCC Consultant for money. **
>INTERNET: ar4@sage.cc.purdue.edu    **   Mac programmer for fun.  **

Oh... I would be grateful for this piece of information too!

Peter

		                                                               
===============================================================================
Peter Bidian					     Internet: pebi@aem.umn.edu
Dept. of Aerospace Eng.				     Bitnet:    AE02022@UMNACVX
University of Minnesota				     phone:      (612) 625-1346
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: Jeffrey L. Needleman <JNeedleman@MCIMail.com>
Subject: Re: FTP access through mail?
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 92 16:55:57 EDT
Organization: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d11
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6F230950A013109@via.dsf5.merit.edu>
X-Xxdate: Fri, 2 Oct 92 17:00:05 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.155417.250396@magicbb.uucp> Matt Daw,
sharkman@magicbb.uucp writes:
>How does one use the FTP through e-mail?

Here's a brief squib I wrote a few months ago explaining how to do it
(meant for the Prodigy audience, so perhaps a bit too simple for this
group <g>):

Do you have a mail link to the Internet? Then you can get any file on the
Internet available on any PUBLIC bulletin board or archive MAILED to you
for your use!  That's true even if your mail gateway is limited to small
files (like on AOL).

Here's how. Decide on a file you want and make sure you know ALL the
details of it--its exact name, the directory it is in, the Internet site
that has it. You must know EXACTLY how to reach the file because the
method I'm about to describe is handled by a computer that knows nothing
except how to follow your instructions. 

For example, let's suppose you're on AOL and read that there's an update
to Kung-Fu Chivalry. The updater was posted yesterday in the Mac archives
at Stanford, which you learn from INFO-MAC (an almost-daily Internet
bulletin). You decide to get that file.  The INFO-MAC listing reads:
	     /info-mac/game/kung-fu-chivalry-12-updater.hqx; 600K

Note that the file is 600K; the AOL limit is 27k. So the file will have
to be split up into chunks smaller than 27k to reach you on AOL. Here's
what you do. 

Prepare the following mail message off-line. Address it to
 ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
Put as the subject anything you want to identify the reply: say, "KungFu
Updater"

In the body of the message, do this (I'm JeffreyN3 on AOL so filled in my
own address below):

reply <JeffreyN3@aol.com>
connect sumex-aim.stanford.edu
chdir info-mac/game
GET kung-fu-chivalry-12-updater.hqx
chunksize 25000
quit

That's it--you'll get an acknowledgment that the request was received and
within a day (maybe two) the file will be in your mailbox at AOL--in 23
separate pieces. You'll have to remove the header information and then
combine all the files in the right order before running a dehqx utility
on them, but you will have the file--for the cost of your downloading
time only. You can get binary files too. For more info, send a message to
the same ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com saying only:

reply <JeffreyN3@aol.com>
help
quit
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: Eric.Choi@p5.f57.n7000.z8.ieee.org (Eric Choi)
Subject: Re: SupraFaxModem OWNERS PLEASE READ!
Organization: FidoNet node 8:7000/57.5 - The Associati, Grand Blanc MI
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 04:29:59 GMT

Still in search of the best dim sum place in Michigan! 

  sm> Gremlins, an unsupported utility does solve this problem, as I was
  sm> advised by several readers.
  sm> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  sm> Stephen L Pendergast, Senior Scientist/Engineer, Hughes Aircraft
  sm> Company Ground Systems Group, PO Box 3310 604/B152, Fullerton, CA
  sm> 92634 Voice: (714)732-2579  Personal - No Company/Official
  sm> Responsibility Email: 0000440@msgate.emis.hac.com 
  sm> -penderga@hac2arpa.hac.com
  sm> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  sm> --- AMB v6.33
  sm>  * Origin: zeus.ieee.org [140.98.1.1] (1:107/10)

Gremlins came on the stf Fax program disk. It doesn't work for me. The only
way is to reboot. This is happening with version 2.2 almost every other time,
not so with previous version.

--  
=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=
 Eric Choi - Internet: Eric.Choi@p5.f57.n7000.z8.ieee.org
From: sdorner@qualcomm.com (Steven Dorner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Eudora 1.3b90 works as MUA for uAccess
Date: 7 Oct 92 02:05:31 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc

In article <1992Oct6.140655.16298@cs.tulane.edu>, Jeff E Mandel
<mandel@tmc.tulane.edu> wrote:
> Note that the current version [of Eudora] doesn't like long pathnames,
> so you may need to move the uAccess folder to the root and/or rename it;
> Steve is aware of the problem and says he will look into it.

I have fixed the problem, and the fix will appear in the next beta,
probably later this week.
--
Steve Dorner, Qualcomm, Inc.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: walkerl@med.ge.com (Larry Walker)
Subject: Re: PB100 and ARA
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Organization: GE Medical Systems
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 92 03:29:28 GMT

In article <12982@cis.rand.org>, walker@cis.rand.org (Wayne Walker) wrote:
> 
> 
> 	This may be a FAQ but... I have just been getting my new PB100 up
> to speed and noticed that Apple Remote Access does not seem to operate with
> an external modem.  The reason is that ARA requires appletalk to be active
> and with only one external port, the printer port, appletalk must be
> inactive to operate an external modem.  Thus, I'm curious whether my
> initial impression is correct that a PB100 requires an internal modem to
> run ARA..??

It's not (quite) that bad. I'm posting this via NewsWatcher over ARA from
home.The trick is to use the Remote Access Setup control panel to select
the printer port (the only port on a PB100), then use the Network control
panel to select Remote Only. 

Switching back to regular AppleTalk connectivity is just the reverse.
Except that sometime I seem to end up in a hung state, having to disable
AppleTalk and re-enable it again. And then sometimes Restart. But it does
work, despite this occasional glitch.

Anybody know an easier way to switch? The multi-control-panel switch gets a
bit annoying...

Larry Walker
System Architect
GE Medical Systems
Pewaukee, WI 53072
From: eric@cse.ucsc.edu (Eric Rosen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: FAQ List
Date: 2 Oct 1992 17:40:34 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz (CE/CIS Boards)
NNTP-Posting-Host: fern.ucsc.edu

The FAQ for c.s.m.c is archived at rascal.ics.utexas.edu in the
directory mac/faq.

--Eric
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: lux@sol.UVic.CA (Michael O'Henly)
Subject: Does VT102 Tool know about PB cursor keys?
Keywords: PB cursor VT102
Organization: University of Victoria
Date:  5 Oct 92 15:41:15 GMT

	[I posted something about this yesterday under the subject,
"Termy and PB cursor keys" -- but I'm starting to think this has
nothing to do with Termy.]

	Two CTB applications I use for dialup connections to a Unix
host are PacerTerm and Termy. For both, I use the VT102 Tool. I have
been unable to get either send cursor commands to the host when I
connect from my PowerBook 170. (From a IIci with a conventional
extended keyboard, there's no problem.)

	I've tried configuring the tool's keyboard setting for both
"ANSI cursor sequences" and "application sequences" -- but neither
works. (In fact, both don't work in exactly the same way -- which
makes me think that tool's cursor key settings have no effect at all
on interpretting the PB's keyboard.)

	When I asked Pacer about this, they advised remapping the
cursor keys to ANSI cursor sequences (using PacerTerm's keymapping
facility) and this does work. However, Termy doesn't have a facility
for remapping keys, so I'm kinda stuck.

	I know this sounds ridiculous, but is it possible that Apple's
VT102 Tool doesn't know about Apple's PowerBook keyboard?

	Any advice?

	Michael.
-- 
Michael O'Henly                 
McPherson Library                Internet:  lux@sol.uvic.ca
University of Victoria                      lux@uvvm.uvic.ca
Victoria, B.C., Canada             BITNET:  lux@uvvm
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm