Archive-name: clpd-Mini-FAQ.txt
Last-modified: April 20, 1996
The reorganization of the comp.lang.pascal.delphi.* hierarchy has now
been completed.
To summarize the results:
NEW GROUPS: (created April 18, 1996)
comp.lang.pascal.delphi.advocacy
Contentious issues related to Delphi.
comp.lang.pascal.delphi.announce Delphi related announcements. (Moderated)
comp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.misc General component issues.
comp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.usage Using pre-written components.
comp.lang.pascal.delphi.components.writing Writing Delphi components.
comp.sources.delphi Delphi and ObjectPascal source code. (Moderated)
UNCHANGED GROUPS:
comp.lang.pascal.delphi.databases
Database aspects of Borland Delphi.
comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc General issues with Borland Delphi.
OBSOLETE GROUP:
comp.lang.pascal.delphi.components Writing components in Borland
Delphi. (Replaced by comp.lang.pascal,delphi.components.writing. It will
be rmgrouped on 18 June 1996.)
ALT GROUPS:
alt.lang.delphi alt.comp.lang.borland-delphi
(Created with poorly formatted control messages, mass rmgrouped and poorly
propagated, but if they exist on your site you can try to use them.)
GROUPS NOT TO USE:
alt.online-service.delphi (Online service in the sense of Compuserve
or AOL. Among other things, they provide Internet access to people in the
US and UK. They had the name first.)
comp.lang.pascal.borland Borland's Pascal incl. Turbo Pascal (They have made it quite clear that they do not want to hear about Delphi. Please respect their wishes.)
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This mini-FAQ is intended to provide people with some idea of where
best to post. In my opinion, the hierarchy is in desperate need of a "Welcome"
FAQ to spell out what groups are for what and provide some basic netiquette
pointers. I don't, however, think that it would be a good idea for me to
combine maintaining such a FAQ with moderating the announce group. Any
volunteers?
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Approval for posting does not constitute an endorsement.
Articles posted to comp.lang.pascal.delphi.announce are archived: Here.