From: laconic2@comcast.net   
      
   Thanks, Jim.   
      
   I'll lurk on comp.databases for a while to see if generic database design   
   questions surface there.  Good tip.   
      
   comp.databases.theory is also a good lead.  In fact, I proposed this   
   newsgroup over there, initially.  At least two or three of the regulars gave   
   a positive comment.   
      
   There are two kinds of threads that surface repeatedly in   
   comp.databases.theory:   
      
   One is the fairly standard generic design question,  covering a broad range   
   of depth.   
      
   The other is an ongoing discussion of how a Relational DBMS should work,  if   
   one were to be built that really conformed to the relational data model.   
   This second topic is really about the theory of DBMS construction,  rather   
   than the theory of Database construction.   
      
   That's what got me started thinking along the lines of a new newsgroup.  But   
   it's possible that the need isn't really there.  That's what I'm exploring   
   now.   
      
   Again,  thanks for your input.   
      
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