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From: mjh@cs.vu.nl (Maarten J Huisjes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: amoeba??
Message-ID: <9371@star.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 19 Mar 91 22:09:47 GMT
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S90405184%HSEPM1.HSE.NL@cunyvm.cuny.edu writes:

} Hello,

} I've seen a few messages referring to amoeba now. Is there someone out there
} (Andy?) who could answer a few questions?
} For example:

} - What is it?
} - Is it public domain (like Minix or even true public domain)?
} - What is it intended for (made for)?

You obviously didn't read the 'few messages referring to amoeba'.
Please (re)read these.
This is becoming a comedy of errors

[ stuff deleted ]

} -- Everyone should compress and uuencode his diff's --
NO!

} It does account for smaller messages (which some of us will like a *LOT*)
Yes, it does, but why do you like it a *LOT*

} and it decreases network load.

No it doesn't, it increases netload. Most news programms forward there news
in compressed form (compressed news feed).  Compress -> uuencode -> compress
increases the netload.
  Besides you would have to uudecode and decompress the diff's before
you can decide if you want them.

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Maarten Huisjes.	mjh@cs.vu.nl (192.31.231.42)
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