From: David Alan Black <dblack@...>
Date: 2004-05-25T21:28:46+09:00
Subject: Re: separating ruby-talk from comp.lang.ruby?

Carlos <angus@quovadis.com.ar> writes:

> [David Alan Black <dblack@wobblini.net>, 2004-05-25 13.23 CEST]
> > Hi --
> > 
> > Given that the gateway between ruby-talk and comp.lang.ruby is still
> > not working consistently, I'm wondering whether it's time to turn off
> > the gateway entirely and separate the two groups.  It seems to me that
> > partial mirroring is worse than no mirroring.
> > 
> > Dennis (the maintainer) has tried to analyze and fix the problem, but
> > it appears to be downstream from his system somewhere.  I guess it's
> > possible to investigate further, but at this point it may be pretty
> > hard, and meanwhile the unofficial split between the list and the
> > newsgroup continues to grow.  I think it might be better to make it
> > official.
> > 
> > I don't know exactly how such a decision would be made, but I figured
> > the first step would be to see what people think of such a move (not
> > the idea of mirroring per se, but the idea of turning off mirroring in
> > light of the fact that it doesn't work).  So.... ?
> 
> The solution is to repair the mirror, not to give up.

Ummm, OK.  Any suggestions?  


David

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