Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!mcdchg!chinet!les From: les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: Imminent death of UUCP Zone predicted Message-ID: <1990Jul16.193844.29396@chinet.chi.il.us> Date: 16 Jul 90 19:38:44 GMT References: <1990Jul10.132415.18104@terminator.cc.umich.edu> Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX Lines: 18 In article karl_kleinpaste@cis.ohio-state.edu writes: >honey@doom.ifs.umich.edu writes: > but what happens, karl, when you move on to that high-paying silicon > valley job, leaving confusion and turmoil behind? > >You make the very poor assumption, Peter, that my mail, news, and >nameserver configurations exist in state which would cause confusion >or turmoil among the rest of the staff if I left. I believe that Peter was raising the question of whether your successor would share your willingness to provide free services to the uucp communitity, rather than the ability of the staff to provide it. The confusion and turmoil would be among those who suddenly find TNSTAAFL (or whatever the correct acronym is for There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch...). Les Mikesell les@chinet.chi.il.us