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From: smart@ditmela.oz (Robert Smart)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re:  BITNET -- Internet capabilities
Message-ID: <7749@ditmela.oz>
Date: 28 Oct 89 09:51:30 GMT
References: <8910272228.AA20754@alw.nih.gov>
Reply-To: smart@ditmela.oz.au (Robert Smart)
Organization: CSIRO, Division of Information Technology, Australia
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In Australia there is a network, ACSnet, running Australian software
which also supports sender initiated file transfer in exactly the same
style as BITNET. It also has a batch-style equivalent of anonymous
ftp, called getfile. These capabilities seem extremely valuable. Many
people expect that ACSnet will continue to run over TCP/IP when
Australia has a real Australia-wide IP network, just to provide these
capabilities. Yet these capabilities could easily be implemented on
top of TCP/IP. I wish someone would do it.

Bob Smart