Renaming groups

Gene Spafford (spaf@cs.purdue.edu)
Thu, 11 Oct 90 22:36:57 EST

As I pointed out in an earlier message, Chuq von Rospach had tried to
get some momentum on renaming groups in 1984 or 1983. Enclosed is
mail from him to me in 1985 showing the groups then available and
where his attempted ended earlier....

Note that net.women.only had failed by this time.

>> Date: Tue, 3 Sep 85 22:29:33 pdt
>> From: Chuq Von Rospach <nsc!chuqui@DECWRL.ARPA>
>> To: spaf%gatech.CSNET@csnet-relay.csnet
>> Subject: name reorganization
>>
>>
>> Here is what I had on the reorganization when I dropped it last time. This
>> went through a couple of revisions through the net, and seemed to have
>> pretty favorable responses. It also, with a few exceptions, handles 14
>> character group name restrictions sanely. Feel free to borrow or ignore it
>> as you will, and I'll support whatever you come up with...
>>
>> chuq
>> ---
>> net.adm (news.adm)
>> net.adm.bug (news.b)
>> net.adm.config (news.config)
>> net.adm.header (mail.headers)
>> net.adm.mail (mail)
>> net.adm.msggroup (mail.msggroup)
>> net.adm.newsite (news.newsite)
>> net.adm.notes (notes)
>> net.adm.sa (news.sa)
>> net.adm.test (test)
>> net.arts
>> net.arts.book (books)
>> net.arts.comic (comics)
>> net.arts.mag (mag)
>> net.arts.movie (movies)
>> net.arts.music| (music)
>> net.arts.music|.classical (music.classical)
>> net.arts.music|.folk (music.folk)
>> net.arts.music|.synth (music.synth)
>> net.arts.poem (poems)
>> net.arts.sf (sf-lovers)
>> net.arts.sf.drwho (tv.drwho)
>> net.arts.sf.startrek (startrek)
>> net.arts.sf.sw (movies.sw)
>> net.arts.theater (theater)
>> net.arts.tv (tv)
>> net.arts.tv.soaps (tv.soaps)
>> net.consumer (consumers)
>> net.consumer.invest (invest)
>> net.consumer.legal (legal)
>> net.consumer.tax (taxes)
>> net.cs
>> net.cs.ai (ai)
>> net.cs.arch (arch)
>> net.cs.cog-eng (cog-eng)
>> net.cs.emacs (emacs)
>> net.cs.graphics (graphics)
>> net.cs.network (lan)
>> net.cs.research (research)
>> net.cs.standard (std)
>> net.cs.terminal (info-terms)
>> net.cs.text (text)
>> net.cs.workstation (works)
>> net.culture
>> net.culture.celts (nlang.celts)
>> net.culture.greek (nlang.greek)
>> net.culture.india (nlang.india)
>> net.culture.language (nlang)
>> net.game (games)
>> net.game.bridge (rec.bridge)
>> net.game.chess (chess)
>> net.game.empire (games.emp)
>> net.game.frp (games.frp)
>> net.game.go (games.go)
>> net.game.hack (games.hack)
>> net.game.pbm (games.pbm)
>> net.game.puzzle (puzzle)
>> net.game.rogue (games.rogue)
>> net.game.trivia (games.trivia)
>> net.game.video (games.video)
>> net.issue
>> net.issue.abortion (abortion)
>> net.issue.flame (flame)
>> net.issue.origin (origins)
>> net.issue.philosophy (philosophy)
>> net.issue.poli|tic (politics)
>> net.issue.poli|tic.theory (politics.theory)
>> net.issue.reli|gion (religion)
>> net.issue.reli|gion.christian (religion.christian)
>> net.issue.reli|gion.jewish (religion.jewish)
>> net.lang (lang)
>> net.lang.ada (lang.ada)
>> net.lang.apl (lang.apl)
>> net.lang.c (lang.c)
>> net.lang.f77 (lang.f77)
>> net.lang.forth (lang.forth)
>> net.lang.lisp (lang.lisp)
>> net.lang.mod2 (lang.mod2)
>> net.lang.pascal (lang.pascal)
>> net.lang.prolog (lang.prolog)
>> net.lang.st80 (lang.st80)
>> net.micro (micro)
>> net.micro.32k (micro.16k)
>> net.micro.432 (micro.432)
>> net.micro.6809 (micro.6809)
>> net.micro.68k (micro.68k)
>> net.micro.apple (micro.apple)
>> net.micro.atari (micro.atari)
>> net.micro.cbm (micro.cbm)
>> net.micro.cpm (micro.cpm)
>> net.micro.hp (micro.hp)
>> net.micro.mac (micro.mac)
>> net.micro.pc (micro.pc)
>> net.micro.ti (micro.ti)
>> net.micro.trs80 (micro.trs-80)
>> net.micro.zx (micro.zx)
>> net.misc (misc)
>> net.misc.rumor (rumor)
>> net.org
>> net.org.decus (decus)
>> net.org.usenix (usenix)
>> net.people (social)
>> net.people.college (college)
>> net.people.kids (kids)
>> net.people.motss (motss)
>> net.people.roots (roots)
>> net.people.single (singles)
>> net.people.suicide (suicide)
>> net.people.women (women)
>> net.rec (rec)
>> net.rec.auto (auto)
>> net.rec.aviation (aviation)
>> net.rec.bicycle (bicycle)
>> net.rec.bird (rec.birds)
>> net.rec.boat (rec.boat)
>> net.rec.coin (rec.coins)
>> net.rec.cook (cooks)
>> net.rec.cook.veg (veg)
>> net.rec.disc (rec.disc)
>> net.rec.garden (garden)
>> net.rec.joke (jokes)
>> net.rec.joke.d (jokes.d)
>> net.rec.mcycle (cycle)
>> net.rec.nude (rec.nude)
>> net.rec.pet (pets)
>> net.rec.railroad (railroad)
>> net.rec.scuba (rec.scuba)
>> net.rec.ski (rec.ski)
>> net.rec.skydive (rec.skydive)
>> net.rec.travel (travel)
>> net.rec.wine (wines)
>> net.rec.wood (rec.wood)
>> net.sci (sci)
>> net.sci.astro (astro)
>> net.sci.astro.|expert (astro.expert)
>> net.sci.bio (bio)
>> net.sci.crypt (crypt)
>> net.sci.math (math)
>> net.sci.math.s|tat (math.stat)
>> net.sci.math.s|ymbolic (math.symbolic)
>> net.sci.med (med)
>> net.sci.physics (physics)
>> net.sci.space (space)
>> net.sci.space.|columbia (columbia)
>> net.source (sources)
>> net.source.bug (sources.bugs)
>> net.source.game (sources.game)
>> net.source.mac (sources.mac)
>> net.source.wanted (wanted.sources)
>> net.sport (sport)
>> net.sport.baseball (sport.baseball)
>> net.sport.basketball (sport.hoops)
>> net.sport.football (sport.football)
>> net.sport.hockey (sport.hockey)
>> net.tech
>> net.tech.analog (analog)
>> net.tech.audio (audio)
>> net.tech.chip (lsi)
>> net.tech.dcom (dcom)
>> net.tech.ham-radio (ham-radio)
>> net.tech.periph (periphs)
>> net.tech.photo (rec.photo)
>> net.tech.video (video)
>> net.unix (unix)
>> net.unix.bug (bugs)
>> net.unix.bug.|2bsd (bugs.2bsd)
>> net.unix.bug.|4bsd (bugs.4bsd)
>> net.unix.bug.|sys5 (bugs.usg)
>> net.unix.bug.|uucp (bugs.uucp)
>> net.unix.bug.|v7 (bugs.v7)
>> net.unix.eunice (eunice)
>> net.unix.wizard (unix-wizards)
>> net.usenet (news)
>> net.usenet.group (news.group)
>> net.usenet.stargate (news.stargate)
>> net.wanted (wanted)
>> net.wanted.forsale (forsale)
>> net.wanted.job (jobs)
>> net.wanted.people (net-people)
>>
>> Moved into mod groups:
>>
>> announce -- moved to mod.annouce
>> announce.newusers -- moved to mod.announce.newusers
>>
>> Removed from the network:
>>
>> followup -- gone completely
>> general -- gone completely
>> [these groups are obsolete-- articles should either be in
>> a specific group, sent to mod.announce, or posted at last
>> resort to net.misc]
>>
>> usoft -- gone completely
>> [absorbed into soft, I guess (find a good definition for this group!)]
>>
>> wobegon -- gone completely
>> [rec.music.folk takes a good part of the reason for this to exist.
>> if it had any volume (it doesn't) I'd suggest rec.radio or
>> rec.radio.npr]
>>
>> women.only --- gone completely
>> [failed experiment-- taken over by mail.feminist and women]

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