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- CBIP.INF Sat 16-October-1993
-
- This is the charter of the comp.binaries.ibm.pc discussion subgroups
- in the UseNet news. The charter took effect the 23rd of July, 1991,
- and is edited from Bob Sloane's original posting on the cbip
- reorganization. Please contact your system manager if your site is
- not getting the first two of these subgroups.
-
- comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
- The existing comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d is to be used for discussions
- about the actual programs posted to comp.binaries.ibm.pc, such as
- bug reports (but not articles about missing parts) or requests
- about how to use the programs.
-
- Please do not post your message to cbip.d when it clearly belongs to
- cbip.wanted, cbip.archives or some non-cbip newsgroup. This error
- has been unfortunately very common since the reorganization.
-
- comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted:
- This group is to be used to post requests/replies concerning where
- to find ibm pc or compatible programs. Topics would include
- requests for missing parts of binaries posted to
- comp.binaries.ibm.pc and requests for specific programs.
-
- ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ The newsgroup below (CBIP.archives) is no longer operational │
- │ and has been replaced by the following to newsgroups: │
- │ comp.archives.msdos.announce (moderated) │
- │ comp.archives.msdos.d │
- │ which are described in CAM.INF. │
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- comp.binaries.ibm.pc.archives: (Obsolete! Don't use!)
- This group was used to post announcements related to archive
- sites for ibm pc and compatible binary files. Appropriate
- articles included such topics as announcements of new binaries
- available, connectivity problems with archive sites, and
- bug/problem reports concerning programs from archive sites.
- Requests concerning where particular programs are available were
- not appropriate, and should have been posted to the c.b.i.p.wanted
- group instead.
-
- Please note that all these groups are about PD and shareware
- programs. Commercial programs are not covered. Likewise OS/2 is not
- covered. It has newgroups of its own.
-
- ------------- Further directions from Timo ------------------------
- With the natural exception of administrative postings and other
- clear-cut cases we should not crosspost to the cbip discussion
- subgroups.
-
- If your subject is not covered at all in the cbip discussion
- subgroups then you should search for a suitable alternative
- newsgroup. Please do not post off-topic postings to the cbip
- discussion subgroups. It is not possible to give fool-proof
- all-round advice on the alternatives, but it would seem that fairly
- often one of the groups below might turn out to be suitable. The
- letter (M) stands for moderated.
- comp.answers (Repository for periodic USENET articles) (M)
- comp.binaries.ibm.pc (Binary-only postings for IBM PC/MS-DOS) (M)
- comp.binaries.ms-windows (Binary programs for Microsoft Windows) (M)
- comp.binaries.os2 (Binaries for use under the OS/2 ABI) (M)
- comp.compression (Data compression algorithms and theory)
- comp.editors (Discussion about editors)
- comp.graphics (Computer graphics, art, animation, image proc.)
- comp.lang.c (Discussion about C)
- comp.lang.pascal (Discussion about Pascal)
- comp.os.linux.misc (The free UNIX-clone for the 386/486, LINUX)
- comp.os.misc (General OS-oriented discussion)
- comp.os.msdos.apps (On MsDos applications, also on fully commercial)
- comp.os.msdos.misc (Miscellaneous topics about MS-DOS machines)
- comp.os.msdos.programmer (Programming MS-DOS machines)
- comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy (Speculation and debate about Microsoft Windows)
- comp.os.ms-windows.apps (Applications in the Windows environment)
- comp.os.ms-windows.misc (General discussions about Windows issues)
- comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc (Programming Microsoft Windows)
- comp.os.os2.advocacy (Supporting and flaming OS/2)
- comp.os.os2.apps (Discussions of applications under OS/2)
- comp.os.os2.misc (Miscellaneous topics about the OS/2 system)
- comp.os.os2.programmer.misc (Programming OS/2 machines)
- comp.sources.testers (Finding people to test software)
- comp.sources.unix (Postings of complete, UNIX-oriented sources (M)
- comp.sources.wanted (Requests for software and fixes)
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.* (Games for IBM PCs and compatibles, many groups!)
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc (Games not covered by other PC games groups)
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware (XT/AT/EISA hardware, any vendor)
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc (Discussion about IBM personal computers)
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.digest (The IBM PC, PC-XT, and PC-AT) (M)
- comp.sys.laptops (Laptop (portable) computers)
- comp.sys.mac.apps Discussions of Macintosh applications.
- comp.sys.mac.wanted Postings of "I want XYZ for my Mac."
- comp.unix.programmer (Q&A for people programming under Unix)
- comp.unix.questions (UNIX neophytes group)
- comp.virus (Computer viruses & security) (M)
- news.answers (Repository for periodic USENET articles) (M)
- news.admin.misc (General topics of network news administration)
- news.admin.policy (Policy issues of USENET)
- news.groups (Discussions and lists of newsgroups)
- news.lists (News-related statistics and lists)
- news.newusers.questions (Q & A for users new to the Usenet, "newbies")
- misc.books.technical (Discussion of books about technical topics)
- misc.forsale (Short, tasteful postings about items for sale)
- misc.forsale.computers.d (Discussion of misc.forsale.computers.*)
- misc.forsale.computers.other (Selling miscellaneous computer stuff)
- misc.forsale.computers.pc-clone (IBM PC related computer items)
- misc.legal.computing (Discussing the legal aspects of computing)
- misc.misc (Discussions not fitting elsewhere)
- misc.test (For test messages. Gives feedback of propagation)
- alt.flame (Take it to here)
- alt.religion.computers (Whatever you believe in and preach in computing)
- alt.test (An alternative newsgroup for your test messages)
- A tip:
- If you do not know where to ask, news.newusers.questions is the
- best bet. If you need the complete list of newsgroups, please see
- garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/doc-net/newsgrps.zip
- -------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- For the combined FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) of
- comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted, comp.archives.msdos.announce
- (moderated) and comp.archives.msdos.d please see
- garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/pd2/camfaq.zip
-
- ..................................................................
- Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
- Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
- Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
- Internet: ts@uwasa.fi or timo.salmi@uwasa.fi; FIN-65101, Finland
-