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From: ahd@image.soe!clutx.clarkson.edu (Drew Derbyshire,,,9143397425)
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Subject: Re: Bitnet gateways?
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Date: 14 Oct 89 14:39:03 GMT
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From article <31808@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, by wisner@mica.Berkeley.EDU (Bill Wisner):
> You seem to misunderstand. UUNET is not a network. It is not an
> interchangeable term for 'the UUCP network.' It is one specific
> machine performing one specific service. 

:soapbox.

Well, then they should drop off the internet, or refuse to be added to  
the maps.  Well connected systems which exist to perform mail delivery
end up general gateways, unless they explicitly restrict mail delivery
channels.   

My personal understanding of UUNET was that it was not limited to
'customers' but rather served as a not-for-profit backbone (along with
other sites) for UUCP; like any good backbone, it is well connected and
in a practical sense encourages good mail (i.e. by the fastest route).

UUNET's offer of anonymous ftp service clearly strengthens this, if it
wants to be known as UUCP host rather than a generic mail server, it should
drop the internet oriented services.

I LIKE UUNET the way it is.

:Esoapbox.

Drew Derbyshire

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