Xref: utzoo alt.sources.d:1671 alt.folklore.computers:10463 Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!cbmvax!snark!eric From: eric@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond) Newsgroups: alt.sources.d,alt.folklore.computers Subject: Re: The Jargon File -- an apologia Message-ID: <1ZtF0O#754Tp97th6rb6mgr9j5k5BVG=eric@snark.thyrsus.com> Date: 24 Mar 91 17:02:07 GMT References: <1Zr0DW#37lgky6bXgdD31jqNy1Gg95B=eric@snark.thyrsus.com> <19116@rpp386.cactus.org> Followup-To: alt.folklore.computers Lines: 47 X-Clever-Slogan: Recycle or Die. In <19116@rpp386.cactus.org> John F Haugh II wrote: > You cleverly ignored the complaint which I found the most support > for - VOLUME. I don't care if you make all the money in the world > (leave some for me, please), but you are reposting a very large > document to groups that don't want it. There are better ways, such > as context diffs or pointers to an anonymous FTP or UUCP site. The Jargon File takes up 1755 disk blocks. Scannining my news tree for groups with a 1-day expiration time, I find: 64 /usr/spool/news/alt/sex/bondage 113 /usr/spool/news/alt/sex/pictures/d 1962 /usr/spool/news/alt/sex/pictures 3 /usr/spool/news/alt/sex/masturbation 11 /usr/spool/news/alt/sex/bestiality 77 /usr/spool/news/alt/newsgroup/creators/dork/dork/dork 78 /usr/spool/news/alt/newsgroup/creators/dork/dork 79 /usr/spool/news/alt/newsgroup/creators/dork 80 /usr/spool/news/alt/newsgroup/creators 10 /usr/spool/news/alt/foolish/users 11 /usr/spool/news/alt/foolish 42 /usr/spool/news/alt/angst 8 /usr/spool/news/alt/ensign/wesley/die/die/die 9 /usr/spool/news/alt/ensign/wesley/die/die 10 /usr/spool/news/alt/ensign/wesley/die 11 /usr/spool/news/alt/ensign/wesley 12 /usr/spool/news/alt/ensign 5 /usr/spool/news/alt/sexy/bald/captains 6 /usr/spool/news/alt/sexy/bald 7 /usr/spool/news/alt/sexy 45 /usr/spool/news/alt/skinheads 4 /usr/spool/news/alt/devilbunnies 199 /usr/spool/news/alt/drugs 13 /usr/spool/news/alt/cyberpunk/chatsubo 75 /usr/spool/news/alt/tasteless 13 /usr/spool/news/alt/brother-jed 3 /usr/spool/news/alt/french/captain/borg/borg/borg 4 /usr/spool/news/alt/french/captain/borg/borg 5 /usr/spool/news/alt/french/captain/borg 6 /usr/spool/news/alt/french/captain 7 /usr/spool/news/alt/french for a grand total of 2972 blocks (and that's before we start on the talk groups!). If the net is willing to tolerate *this* cruft every day, a Jargon File reposting every two weeks is bupkes. -- Eric S. Raymond = eric@snark.thyrsus.com (mad mastermind of TMN-Netnews)