Non-web technical questions like this one

[Byron C. Mayes]

On Wed, 18 Mar 1998 stjones at umbc.edu wrote:

> There are a fair number of questions that get posted to this list that
> would probably be better posted to usenet groups.  I personally find
> usenet an excellent source of technical information.  Questions like the
> one below can be nicely handled under comp.os.ms-windows.networking.* (5
> groups on my usenet provider) or comp.os.ms-windows.nt.* (12 groups).

I'd also recommend the SYSLIB-L, the systems librarianship list as 
another option, particularly for those who dislike either newsreaders or 
the general chaos of usenet.

The listserv address is:

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Subject: Information about the SYSLIB-L list

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