From Newsgroup: alt.config

Adam H. Kerman wrote:

I looked again at the newsgroups file and didn't see any useful examples
of the manufacturer's name being part of the group name at its own third-level hierarchy with respect to software clients and applications.

Suggestion for alt.comp.mozilla.* withdrawn. Use your proposed names.

As both "mozilla" and "thunderbird" or "firefox" will be in the group
names, do not repeat those in the description.

As "mozilla" won't be in the group name, then you might include it in
the description.

Thanks, I think "mozilla" as part of the thunderbird group might have
been contentious anyway as mozilla spawned it off to the community,
while retaining the trademark.
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From Newsgroup: alt.config

Adam H. Kerman wrote:

Repeating myself:

Kids! You were all misinformed. Posting followups in alt.config to
express support for a proposed newsgroup is off topic and NOT a way to promote creation of the newsgroup.

After I mistakenly asked for people to indicate their support here (I
thought it would be necessary to demonstrate such) I did "withdraw" that request in the individual groups concerned ...

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From Newsgroup: alt.config

On 03/28/2021 02:12, Andy Burns wrote:

For your newsgroups file:
alt.comp.software.thunderbird Discussion of Mozilla Thunderbird
mail/news client

Mozilla will shutdown their news.mozilla.org server (and corresponding mailing lists) from 3rd April 2021, this will be the end of the group mozilla.support.thunderbird, which has little, or no, propagation to
other public servers.

The existing group (including the corresponding mailing list) has seen
3376 messages in the last 12 months (avg 9 per day).

People who have stuck with usenet for so long probably have little
appetite to join web forums as a replacement, please indicate your
support for the proposed group in this thread.

I support creation of the group.
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From Newsgroup: alt.config

On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 08:12:19 +0100, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
scribbled:

For your newsgroups file:
alt.comp.software.thunderbird Discussion of Mozilla Thunderbird
mail/news client

Mozilla will shutdown their news.mozilla.org server (and corresponding >mailing lists) from 3rd April 2021, this will be the end of the group >mozilla.support.thunderbird, which has little, or no, propagation to
other public servers.

If it's here on Astra, and it is, it's likely on most commercial
servers.
--
'What Profiteth It A Kingdom If The Oxen Be Deflated?'
Riddles II, v3
- T. Pratchett
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From Newsgroup: alt.config

-= Hawk =- wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

For your newsgroups file:
alt.comp.software.thunderbird Discussion of Mozilla Thunderbird
mail/news client

Mozilla will shutdown their news.mozilla.org server (and corresponding
mailing lists) from 3rd April 2021, this will be the end of the group
mozilla.support.thunderbird, which has little, or no, propagation to
other public servers.

If it's here on Astra, and it is, it's likely on most commercial
servers.

But that's an unsanctioned feed from the mozilla servers, and it's one
way, if you post there it won't make it back to the mozilla server
(which is going away anyway)

You could make a test reply to a post in the thread with subject "THIS
FORUM WILL BE SHUT DOWN SOON" to try and prove me wrong ...
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From Newsgroup: alt.config

On Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:52:59 +0100, Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
scribbled:

-= Hawk =- wrote:

Andy Burns wrote:

For your newsgroups file:
alt.comp.software.thunderbird Discussion of Mozilla Thunderbird
mail/news client

Mozilla will shutdown their news.mozilla.org server (and corresponding
mailing lists) from 3rd April 2021, this will be the end of the group
mozilla.support.thunderbird, which has little, or no, propagation to
other public servers.

If it's here on Astra, and it is, it's likely on most commercial
servers.

But that's an unsanctioned feed from the mozilla servers, and it's one
way, if you post there it won't make it back to the mozilla server
(which is going away anyway)

You could make a test reply to a post in the thread with subject "THIS
FORUM WILL BE SHUT DOWN SOON" to try and prove me wrong ...

I couldn't care less. The group is live and valid on at least one
commercial server. Who gives a fuck is posts get back to servers going
down?
--
'What Profiteth It A Kingdom If The Oxen Be Deflated?'
Riddles II, v3
- T. Pratchett
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