Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!intercon!news From: amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker) Newsgroups: comp.mail.uucp Subject: Re: Imminent death of UUCP Zone predicted Message-ID: <26A3CBA8.5FA@intercon.com> Date: 18 Jul 90 02:38:32 GMT References: <1990Jul16.202721.271@chinet.chi.il.us> Sender: usenet@intercon.com (USENET The Magnificent) Reply-To: amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker) Organization: InterCon Systems Corporation, Herndon, VA Lines: 15 In article , karl_kleinpaste@cis.ohio-state.edu writes: > UUCP stuff is typically managed by > people who seem to be offended by the idea that they should be > required to take something seriously. Also, there seems to be a prevalent attitude that getting a UUCP connection gives you two-way email access to the Internet for free (in terms of both money and hassle) because, well, "other people run gateways, right?" Too bad life isn't quite that simple... -- Amanda Walker InterCon Systems Corporation