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From: jamcmullan@watmath.UUCP (Judy McMullan)
Newsgroups: net.women.only
Subject: proposed "mail" newsgroup for feminists
Message-ID: <6897@watmath.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 15-Feb-84 10:48:36 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 15 10:48:36 1984
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Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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It has been suggested, several times, that those of us who wish to be free
of the misogynists and the ignorant should form a mailing list to effect
a restricted posting newsgroup. Would anyone be interested in such a group?

I would volunteer to act as co-ordinator and repository for names.

If such a group was formed, I would simply propose that a list of those
interested in being in the group be distributed to all members of the
group and any member could mail to those on the list, at will.

If you are interested, please send me mail. Things to think about are:

1) Would you prefer that the group be moderated and that the moderator
   keep the mailing list?
2) Do we want women only on the list? (and how can we tell if someone
   is bogus??)
3) Do we want only feminists on the list? (I think we could spot those who are
   bogus pretty quickly but the ringer could have the name list by then and bug
   us all with stupid mail).
   My own answer to this one is YES because net.women and net.women.only
   already have all types. However, I would go along with group consensus.
   The formation of two groups is not out of the question.

I append ALL my optional mail addresses, for your convenience.

   --from the sssstickkky keyboard of J.A.M.
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