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Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 13:43:25 +0100
To: DJGPP <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
From: Michelle Konzack <starone AT cybercable DOT fr>
Subject: DJGPP for Dos and/or Win
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Hello to all users of DJGPP,

I am programming under Plain Dos (Dos 6.22 and DR-Dos 7.03 TCP/IP).

Unfortunatly I think this Mailing List produce to much traffic for all.

I have filterd the E-Mails from the last 7 month in Dos, Win and Misc.

        Dos related Questions   around 30%
        Win related Questions   around 45%
        Misc Questions          around 25%

I can not use a news server because I have only a mail client under 
Dos and the news clients for win 3.11 crashes to much. - bad software.

My question is WHY do not split the Win related stuff from the others

EVERY DAY (!!!) I get a bunch of questions about LNF, dfe95 and NT 
problems which are never related to me and Dos programming !!!

I think many peoples does not have interesse on Win related stuff.

Please let me know, what you think about it.

Currently I am in creation of my own Internet Service in Strasbourg 
on the base of Dos and Linux servers.
No hyper expensive buggy Software form Micr0$oft is requiered.

If anyone like to help me to install a new Mailing list under Debian 
Linux 2.1 please feel free to contact me.

Thanks for your answers in advance

Webmistress Michelle


Before I have send you this E-Mail I had contacted Eli Zaretskii.
Attached his answer to this question:

--------> This was the original Message:
MK>It's not Windows-related, it's DJGPP-related.  DJGPP supports both DOS
MK>and Windows, and each environment has its peculiar problems.
MK>
MK>I don't know how this can be solved in general, but your problem is
MK>not unique.  Everybody has some specific range of interest, and the
MK>above classification is not the only one possible.  For example, I'm
MK>sure somebody else doesn't want to hear about the GNU utilities,
MK>others aren't interested in graphics and interrupts, etc.
MK>
MK>Splitting a news group is hard: there is a lengthy and complicated
MK>process of starting a new news group which requires a minimal numbers
MK>of votes.  I don't recommend it, but you could always try.
MK>
MK>The usual way to overcome the problems like what you describe is to
MK>use a better mail software which will allow you to filter the messages
MK>you are interested in.
MK>
MK>Another alternative is to read the news group via a Web browser at
MK>http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/mail-archives/browse.cgi (assuming you
MK>have a good Web access link).
MK>
MK>> Can this E-Mail discused public ???
MK>
MK>By all means, go ahead and post to the news group.  This should
MK>certainly be discussed by the DJGPP community.
MK>