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From: mark@cblpf.ATT.COM (Mark Horton)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: TRON: call for votes will not proceed
Summary: It's hard to post from Japan and IBM
Keywords: TRON
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Date: 12 Sep 89 16:22:18 GMT
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In article <436@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu> jdm@a.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (James D Mooney) writes:
>Someone wondered if postings from Japan can freely reach USENET.  We
>have seen some successful postings, but often delayed by several weeks.
>I guess this is still an open question.

My understanding (somewhat out of date and from fuzzy memory) is that
the software is fully capable of sending out postings, but that
Japanese etiquette says that it is impolite for a random individual
to post to a worldwide forum without first getting permission from
someone very high up, such as the president of the company.  I do
believe that Japan *receives* nearly everything on Usenet.

There may be some automated software on gateways to force postings
to go through a moderator, which may involve a delay of weeks for
paper to be approved by a very busy person.

I can't recall whether this applies to email as well.  I have received
some email from Japan, but this may be the exception rather than the rule.