HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: smee@bristol.ac.uk (Paul Smee)
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: alt.fan.multics, any interest in a Multics (OS) newsgroup?
Date: 23 Dec 92 10:33:22 GMT
Reply-To: P.Smee@bristol.ac.uk (Paul Smee)
Organization: University of Bristol

In article <FAIGIN.92Dec22122212@soldan.aero.org> faigin@aero.org (Daniel P. Faigin) writes:
>On 22 Dec 92 16:01:26 GMT, smee@bristol.ac.uk (Paul Smee) said:
>> Realistically speaking (and as an old Multician myownself), I'd suggest
>> that alt.religion.multics would probably be nearer the truth.
>
>comp.sys.multics might also work. Remember that there are some of us out here
>that still use Multics on a *daily* basis. 

You lucky b*****d.  Given that I expect there's about a 0% (more or
less) probability of my ever seeing a Multics box again, I'd just about
sell my soul for a version of Unix with Multics-style access control
laid onto it, and with the convert_date_to_binary_ family of functions.
Those are the two particular lacks which cause me to spend the most time
trying to get around Unix limitations.

Oh, while you're writing that, throw in Multics-style *-name matching,
and an =-name convention.  Lacking them doesn't cost me as much time, 
but still I miss them.

-- 
Paul Smee, Computing Service, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UD, UK
 P.Smee@bristol.ac.uk - ..!uunet!uknet!bsmail!p.smee - Tel +44 272 303132
From: kherron@ms.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: Re: RFD: alt.fan.mst3k
Date: 23 Dec 92 14:50:02 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences

positron@engin.umich.edu (Jonathan Scott Haas) writes:

>I am proposing the creation of alt.fan.mst3k (unmoderated), to provide 
>a discussion forum for fans of the cable show "Mystery Science Theater 3000".

There is already an alt.tv.mst3k.  We also have alt.fan.mst-3000 and 
alt.fan.mst3k in our active file, but they're blocked.
-- 
Kenneth Herron                                              kherron@ms.uky.edu
University of Kentucky                                         +1 606 257 2975
Dept. of Mathematics     "Your ball goes over them, it sails off the edge into
a huge cauldren of fire-breathing dragons."  "And they call this a par three?"
Newsgroups: alt.config
From: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)
Subject: Re: alt.dev.null.mnemonics?
Followup-To: alt.folklore.urban,alt.config
Organization: Johns Hopkins University CS Dept.
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 21:25:42 GMT

In article <1992Dec26.205925.17295@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> PAPAI@kcgl1.eng.ohio-state.edu (Jonathan Papai) writes:
>	Joel Furr believes that a hundred postings on
>Mnenomics in a couple of weeks merit a new newsgroup?
>How about an LSD newsgroup, it's been a more popular topic,
>or maybe an FAQ newsgroup?

We have an FAQ newsgroup.
--
"the bogosity in a field equals the bogosity imported from related areas, plus
the bogosity generated internally, minus the bogosity expelled or otherwise
disposed of."  -- K. Eric Drexler

Ken Arromdee (arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu, arromdee@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu)
Xref: sparky alt.config:8131 alt.folklore.computers:18292
From: simpsong@dns0.bham.ac.uk (Glyn Simpson)
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: alt.fan.multics, any interest in a Multics (OS) newsgroup?
Date: 23 Dec 92 17:22:11 GMT
Reply-To: G.Simpson@bham.ac.uk
Followup-To: alt.config,alt.folklore.computers
Organization: The University of Birmingham, England
NNTP-Posting-Host: dns0.bham.ac.uk
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

Juergen Christoffel (jc@gmd.de) wrote:
> In <z-t2_za@rpi.edu> multics@lachesis.acm.rpi.edu (Multics) writes:

> >I like alt.os.multics.  I did consider something in the more formal area
> >such as comp.os.multics or rec.os.multics, but I'm not sure if there is
> >enough interest for those groups.  If enough people think I should work
> >toward one of those, instead of an alt group, I'll hunt up the rules
> >and see about getting the procedures done to try for a rec or comp group.

> You'd have my yes vote for comp.os.multics. Go for it.  But I like
> alt.os.multics enough if it's not going to be a mainstream group.

You have my vote on alt.os.multics also  - as the second (or was it third)
last on the bham.ac.uk multics, i'd like it.

There are a lot of people (especially connected with birmingham university, 
here in england) that would welcome the group. I still have an active functions
and commands manual. I@ll get around to converting my SunOS environment to
a multics base. oooh, forum - the lifeblood of my computing experience.

--
Glyn Simpson, Systems Officer,  //  Voice: +44 (0) 21 414 6575
University of Birmingham        //  Fax:   +44 (0) 21 414 3952
Email: G.Simpson@bham.ac.uk     //  NIC Handle: GS56
From: dbarber@crash.cts.com (David C. Barber)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: How to start an alt. newgroup query -- any special considerations
Date: 2 Jan 93 18:14:01 GMT
Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA

I'd like to propose a new alt. newsgroup.  Are there any *special*
considerations or procedures used for alt. groups, or does the
net normal procedure apply here as well.

Thanks!


Without change,                         *David Barber*
   nothing can ever get better.            @}-->----

UUCP: ucsd!crash!dbarber
INET: dbarber@crash.cts.com
Newsgroups: alt.config
From: jad44314@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Janet A Dornhoff)
Subject: propose alt.buttons for phrases quotes and one-liners
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 22:30:58 GMT

There was some discussion of creating an alt.quotations in here.  May I
suggest alt.buttons as an alternative?  This would include buttons,
bumperstickers, and .sigs, which seem to be the only good places to
put quotes these days.  Most of the quotes in an earlier post also
appear in at least two of the three button catalogues I own.  These
things appear everywhere from SF cons to used bookstores.  
I'd been considering the creation of an alt.buttons even before I
saw michael's post for alt.quotations.  Either that or alt.bumperstickers,
but alt.buttons is shorter that either of the other two, and thus
easier for those of us who have to or prefer to type in newsgroup names
every time we read them...

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jad44314@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu    Jan Dornhoff     My reality check bounced. 
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Newsgroups: alt.config
From: ah724@yfn.ysu.edu (Sundara Pandian)
Subject: Re: New newsgroup proposal : alt.culture.bengali
Reply-To: ah724@yfn.ysu.edu (Sundara Pandian)
Organization: St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown, OH
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 23:24:25 GMT


In a previous article, t60bss9@mp.cs.niu.edu (Bijoy Sagar) says:
>
>I am proposing the creation of a new newsgroup called alt.culture.bengali.
>This newsgroup is intented to be a place to discuss Bengali language,
>literature and other aspects of Bengali culture.
>
>Why another newsgroup?
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>Bengali is a language spoken by the inhabitants of Bangladesh and three states
>of India, namely Assam, Tripura and West Bengal. Soc.culture.bangladesh as
>it currently exists, is a newsgroup for discussing the national concerns of
>the population of Bangladesh and is not devoted to the discussion of Bengali
>culture. Soc.culture.indian is another newsgroup which concerns the cultural
>needs of all the Indians, but does not adequately represent the individual
>needs of every Indian language/culture. A precedent of alt.culture.bengali
>can be cited in the creation of alt.culture.kerala, alt.culture.andhra and soc.
                                                     -------------------
>culture.tamil, which were discussed to discuss the various aspects of the culture of those states. 

      There is no `alt' group called `alt.culture.andhra', but there is a
 mainstream newsgroup called `soc.culture.indian.telugu'. Another precedent
 that you have not specified is `alt.culture.karnataka'.

>
>Why alt. heirarchy
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>While I have enough indication for the interest in this group, at this stage
>I am cautious enough to propose the group in the alt. heirarchy. If the
>popularity demands otherwise, I will be willing to go through the pains of
>establishing a soc. heirarchy for the newsgroup. Also, since this newsgroup
>is mainly to  discuss the aspect of the language more than the culture,
>the alt. heirarchy is more appropriate than soc. heirarchy.
>
>Draft charter of the newsgroup
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>This new newsgroup is mainly intented to discuss:
>(a) The structure and construction of Bengali language
>(b) growth of Bengali language in post-independent India
>(c) The literature of Bengali people
>(d) The men of letters.
>(e) Bengali language and transliteration.
>(f) Dialects, deviants and schools within the language.
>(g) Other art media that use Bengali language.
>(h) Bengali cultural institutions
>(i) Politics of power and the language.
>(j) Any other topic of relative merit and interest.
>
>
>I hope I will receive a favorable response.
>
>- Bijoy Sagar

  I welcome the proposal of this newsgroup.

-- 
pax obiscum,
sundara pandian
ah724@yfn.ysu.edu

Newsgroups: alt.config,rec.humor.d
From: gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Subject: Re: alt.fan.cows ... or perhaps alt.humor.ascii-art
Followup-To: alt.flame
Keywords: hi tim
Organization: Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 01:52:51 GMT

In article <C098KI.Gp@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jal41820@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Smiley) writes:

>In either case, generating this much traffic about his past isn't
>accomplishing anything,

But it's much more entertaining than his postings, and this IS
rec.HUMOR.d in addition to alt.config. He's a really funny guy, but
not quite in the way he'd like to be.
Xref: sparky alt.config:8108 alt.folklore.computers:18252
From: faigin@aero.org (Daniel P. Faigin)
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.folklore.computers
Subject: Re: alt.fan.multics, any interest in a Multics (OS) newsgroup?
Date: 22 Dec 92 12:22:12
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
	<1992Dec22.160126.14514@bristol.ac.uk>
NNTP-Posting-Host: soldan.aero.org
In-reply-to: smee@bristol.ac.uk's message of 22 Dec 92 16:01:26 GMT

On 22 Dec 92 16:01:26 GMT, smee@bristol.ac.uk (Paul Smee) said:
> Realistically speaking (and as an old Multician myownself), I'd suggest
> that alt.religion.multics would probably be nearer the truth.

comp.sys.multics might also work. Remember that there are some of us out here
that still use Multics on a *daily* basis. We get to type pathnames like
>udd>waldo>foo>abc. We get to use rdm and forum and all this other fun stuff.
We get to keep typing cd when we mean cwd, only to discover the system thinks
we meant mkdir.  I could go on...

Command:  
logout 
Faigin.CPES logged out 12/22/92  1333.8 est Tue  
CPU usage 4 min 10 sec, memory usage 279.0 units, cost $30.67.  

Daniel
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Newsgroups: alt.config
From: jbh@feenix.metronet.com (Justin B Harvey)
Subject: alt.fan.dune or Frank Herbert?
Organization: Texas Metronet Communications Services, Dallas TX
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 01:47:39 GMT

Is anyone interested in starting an alt.fan.dune or an alt.fan.frank-herbert.
Frank Herbert is the author of the world best selling Dune series, and
the book "Dune" was featured in a movie a couple years ago.

Comments/Questions/Flame etc.
________________________________________________________________________________
Justin Harvey ** Internet Administator ** Metronet ** jbh@metronet.com ** DFW,
Texas.  6734-a Marguerite ** Juneau, AK 99801 ** Ph: (907) 586-9098 ** Mr. Guru
_______________________________________________________________________________
Newsgroups: alt.config,alt.individualism,alt.politics.libertarian
From: Adam.Costello <Adam.Costello@mixcom.mixcom.com>
Subject: alt.philosophy.objectivism
Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 05:13:41 GMT

Now that talk.philosophy.objectivism has failed (173 yes-votes to
78 no-votes), the next order of business is creating
alt.philosophy.objectivism.  If anyone out there can do this now,
please do.  If it's not done by the time I get back to school on
10 Jan, I'll start investigating how to do it and try to get it
done myself.
Thanks,
AMC
Newsgroups: alt.config,rec.humor.d
From: jfurr@nyx.cs.du.edu (Joel Furr)
Subject: Re: alt.fan.cows
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Keywords: hi tim
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 19:51:31 GMT

In article <1992Dec31.155101.1604@midway.uchicago.edu> elle@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>In article <1992Dec31.120610.29983@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> jfurr@nyx.cs.du.edu 
> (Joel Furr) writes:
>>I propose alt.fan.cows. 
>>This group would be home to Cow Conspiracy talk, cow jokes, postings of
>>Cow Art (the Net Cows done in ASCII), etc. etc. etc.
>
>No doubt the University of Denver should assign more homework.

Or perhaps the University of Chicago needs to crack down on the time
wasted by their students and employees?  I am not a student at DU.  I'm an
employee of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, and have no homework to do.

I proposed alt.fan.cows BECAUSE (draw deep breath here), there is rather a
large chunk of the net that passes around ASCII art of cows, tells cow
jokes, tells funnies about so-called "Cow conspiracies", and so forth. 
Anyone who's ever seen a 100k file of cow art come past on their newsfeed
knows what I mean.  I'm serious about this group, as opposed to my
sarcastic calls for other newsgroups such as "alt.dev.null.mnemonics."

Don't knee-jerk out the ad hominen attacks the very first thing, m'dear. 
Wait for someone to make a flaming and idiotic statement such as "I think
a COW GROUP is NECESSARY and YOU'RE just Prejidiced [sic] aginst COWS" first.
From: t60bss9@mp.cs.niu.edu (Bijoy Sagar)
Newsgroups: alt.config
Subject: New newsgroup proposal : alt.culture.bengali
Date: 26 Dec 1992 16:34:12 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu



************************************************************************
This proposal is concurrently and simultaneously posted in alt.config
soc.culture.indian soc.culture.bangladesh and alt.culture.kerala
***********************************************************************

I am proposing the creation of a new newsgroup called alt.culture.bengali.
This newsgroup is intented to be a place to discuss Bengali language,
literature and other aspects of Bengali culture.

Why another newsgroup?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Bengali is a language spoken by the inhabitants of Bangladesh and three states
of India, namely Assam, Tripura and West Bengal. Soc.culture.bangladesh as
it currently exists, is a newsgroup for discussing the national concerns of
the population of Bangladesh and is not devoted to the discussion of Bengali
culture. Soc.culture.indian is another newsgroup which concerns the cultural
needs of all the Indians, but does not adequately represent the individual
needs of every Indian language/culture. A precedent of alt.culture.bengali
can be cited in the creation of alt.culture.kerala, alt.culture.andhra and soc.
culture.tamil, which were discussed to discuss the various aspects of the culture of those states. 

Why alt. heirarchy
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

While I have enough indication for the interest in this group, at this stage
I am cautious enough to propose the group in the alt. heirarchy. If the
popularity demands otherwise, I will be willing to go through the pains of
establishing a soc. heirarchy for the newsgroup. Also, since this newsgroup
is mainly to  discuss the aspect of the language more than the culture,
the alt. heirarchy is more appropriate than soc. heirarchy.

Draft charter of the newsgroup
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

This new newsgroup is mainly intented to discuss:
(a) The structure and construction of Bengali language
(b) growth of Bengali language in post-independent India
(c) The literature of Bengali people
(d) The men of letters.
(e) Bengali language and transliteration.
(f) Dialects, deviants and schools within the language.
(g) Other art media that use Bengali language.
(h) Bengali cultural institutions
(i) Politics of power and the language.
(j) Any other topic of relative merit and interest.


I hope I will receive a favorable response.

- Bijoy Sagar

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From: Marv.Cotton@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Marv Cotton)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Re: Poll Message
Date: 19 Dec 92 22:24:00 GMT

PM>KD>  Hello Peggy,
  >KD>      I'm here!!!!!       Kemble Davis sysop of The Mud Pit in Peoria I
  >KD>  I just started recieving this echo. I'm glad to be here too.  I can't
  >KD>  imagine what I'd do if something happened to my 2 yr. old daughter. Oh
  >KD   well here i am !!
  >KD>  Kemble Davis

PM>At the risk of sounding like the moderator, <grin>, Welcome to the
  >board!!  You will enjoy it here!!

PM>I have a 21 year old son, that I thought was missing once, and those
  >were the longest 18 hours of my life!!!

PM>He was 13 at the time, had never been in any trouble, was basically a
  >perfect child.  After not hearing from him for 3 hours, I began to get
  >concerned and started calling his friends and other people, to see if
  >anyone had seen him.... No one had seen him all day.

PM>I called the police department after 8 hours and was told, "He is
  >probably just a run away, there is nothing we can do for 24 hours".
  >After talking to the Sargent on duty at the time, I was not happy, when
  >I could not convinse them, that we werent talking about a "typical
  >teenager", and reminded him, that a 14 yr old had disapeered less than a
  >mile from my house a month before that, and was found dead 48 hours
  >later.  I was still told, that I had to wait 24 hours.  I did not give
  >up!! :)  I called a friend who was a police officer in the city, but off
  >duty at the time, and told him what I was told....  The language he
  >used, should not be printed here, <grin>.  But, within 10 minutes after
  >I made that call to the friend, my son was in the National Missing Child
  >Computer,  the entire states of Michigan, (where I live), Ohio and
  >Indiana, and the border patrol was informed of my son being missing.
  >They were told, he was possibly a run away, but at any rate, was in
  >danger regardless of why he was missing.

 Hi Peggy, I guess you know by now that what happened to you is not the
exemption, but the rule.  The police are so inundated with calls that
many of them do not take action on runaways.  I am glad that you were
able to get action and hopefully the PD is putting this info into NCIC.
  We have found that flyers work extremely well in finding these
children.  We place the statement "It is not against the law to be a
runaway, but it is a felony to HARBOR a Runaway".  You would be
surprised on how fast their friends disassociate themselves from these
children.  We had four gang members arrested for harboring when the
police saw our flyer in their safe house.  That was proof enough that
they had knowledge.
  Later, Marv

 * QMPro 1.0 40-6074 * Children Deserve to Feel Safe And Be Free
From: Bulldozer.Bob@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Bulldozer Bob)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Proposal for reorganization of gender-issue groups
Date: 21 Dec 92 00:13:02 GMT


 BH> A message from Dave Gross on 12-11-92 to All included this:

DG> Subject: Proposal for reorganization of gender-issue groups

 BH> Is this truly appropriate to the Missing Children echo? 
 BH>  Or does it appear in this echo through a "mis-fire" 
 BH> somewhere?

I agree with you 100% Bob, what the hell does that that have to do with missing
children.....Moderator aslleep at the helm again<grin>???
Bulldozer Bob
From: Bob.Houseman@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Bob Houseman)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Proposal for reorganization of gender-issue groups
Date: 19 Dec 92 18:42:02 GMT

A message from Dave Gross on 12-11-92 to All included this:

DG> Subject: Proposal for reorganization of gender-issue groups

Is this truly appropriate to the Missing Children echo?  Or does it appear in
this echo through a "mis-fire" somewhere?

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From: Marv.Cotton@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Marv Cotton)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Annual Poll
Date: 24 Dec 92 00:40:00 GMT

BF>Hello Marv!

BF>I saw a couple answers to your "annual Poll", and since I have just gotten
  >back online  thought I would let you know that "Fantasy Island" is back and
  >carrying this echo again, we are now at 1:280/82.

BF>        Since I have been offline for 2 months, could you post a list of
the
  ># of available child files now available?

BF>Thanks,

BF>Bill

 Hi Bill.  We are up to CHILD38.ZIP and GIF 564 I believe.
   Later, Marv

 * QMPro 1.0 40-6074 * Children Deserve to Feel Safe And Be Free
From: Tom.Shaw@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Tom Shaw)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: SEED
Date: 22 Dec 92 00:42:00 GMT

THE ELEPHANT JOINS THIS ECHO

  Route: 1/97m19 1/59m19 32/1tu3 4/27
.ORIGIN: 001/097 - The Elephant BBS [ Houston, Texas U.S.A. [ (713) 464-7429
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
From: mwithers@pb.serum.kodak.com (Mark Witherspoon (x37360))
Subject: Re: Poll Message
Followup-To: mwithers@serum.kodak.com
Organization: Clinical Products Division, Eastman Kodak Company
Distribution: Usa
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:04:56 GMT


Marv...
	I get your group off of the internet hookup.  I am
helping to look for missing children, your group has kept
me informed of which children are missing.  Keep up the
good work!!! and I'll keep looking out here in Northern NY.

Mark Witherspoon (mwithers@serum.kodak.com)

Ps.  Any word on Megan (from Tyler, Tx - My home town???)

Thanks...



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From: Bob.Houseman@fquest.FidoNet.Org (Bob Houseman)
Newsgroups: alt.missing-kids
Subject: Proposal for reorganizati
Date: 26 Dec 92 16:11:01 GMT

A message from Marv Cotton on 12-23-92 to Bob Houseman included this:

MC> Subject: Proposal for reorganizati

[A somewhat "Italianesque" quality to that...(B-D).]

MC>  Bob, this echo is gated into internet and at times some off topic
MC> messages get in to the echo.

So noted, Marv.  Surely no illumination in my observing, however, that that has
the effect of diminishing the impact/effectiveness of the MC echo -- it being
impossible to prevent newcomers (to telecommunicating, if not the MC echo) from
perceiving the e
cho as perhaps well-intentioned but not all that serious.

You might want to consider a MC-specific message "flag" that'd enable serious
participants to capture only those messages germain to the topic of missing
children.  Of course I may be guilty of having failed to thoroughly examine the
matter, of having mi
ssed a "flag" already present.  Be assured, if there is such a "flag," I'll
make the appropriate alteration(s) of my program to make use of it.

Regards,
Bob

P.S.  Ala the topic of suggestions:  consider the means whereby an abducted
child could ("unsupervised") access a "child-simple" program, run at (1)
schools, (2) mall video arcades, (3) computer retailers, etc., to (1) seek a
"message from home" and/or (
2) provide "who I am" and "where I am" info...

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