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From: wls@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Bill Stapleton)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: ftp sites for Gif files
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Date: 8 Nov 90 18:23:57 GMT
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In article <16658@hydra.gatech.EDU>, hh2@prism.gatech.EDU (HAAS) writes:

> I too, would like to know if there are any sites left, but I would also
> like to add a question:

> Why did they all go away, seemingly in unison? Was it just a natrual
> occurence in the evolution of the NET and our society, or was there an
> outside force involved? 

Catch-22.  They went away because their existence was mentioned on the NET
and they were subsequently overwhelmed.  Some of them were shut down simply
because of the traffic, others had unwanted attention drawn to the content of
the images.  Virtually every site mentioned publicly to be carrying adult
gif images has shut down or removed the images.

So, the one good way to kill an ftp site is to mention it here...

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Bill Stapleton
     wls@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
     uwmcsd4!wls