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From: werner@molokai.sw.mcc.com (Werner Uhrig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Apple FTP site opens
Summary: stating the obvious
Message-ID: <2630@molokai.sw.mcc.com>
Date: 15 Jul 89 21:15:57 GMT
References: <33114@apple.Apple.COM> <943@key.COM> <33169@apple.Apple.COM> <8227@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>
Organization: MCC, Austin, TX
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In <8227@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>, mithomas@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Michael Niehaus) writes:
 
> Sorry to pound this into the ground, but I would like to point out something
> about the list servers.  Sure, you can send them a message and they will
> send you back files.  That is fine for bitnet people.  But many of the files
> on the list servers are too big to be mailed to me in one piece (100K is
> the biggest that our gateway (thanks Indiana University) but some places
> aren't so lucky) can handle.  It would really be nice if someone set up
> a list server that would send out files in 32K chunks.

	how about Ball State?  have you done all the local politicking
	you could to see if it is possible?

	 well ...

	and the BITnet list-servers are just that:  designed for BITnet ..

		---Werner  "I wished my neighbor would mow and water my
			   lawn while doing his.  it would really be nice."
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