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From: jet@karazm.math.uh.edu ("J. Eric Townsend")
Subject: Re: The Jargon File v2.8.1, 22 MAR 1991, part 4 of 19
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Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1991 19:57:24 GMT

In article <3586@polari.UUCP> bruceki@polari.UUCP (Bruce King) writes:
>  SAVE BANDWIDTH AND STOP FOLKS FROM NOT CARRYING THE ALT HEIRARCHY
>DUE TO VOLUME PROBLEMS.  Sure, you're only a percent or so over a few
>days, but this applies to all "bandwidth is free" uses.  You just happen
>to be the most blatant example of waste.  


0.  Not everybody (nay, most people on USENET) have ftp access.

1.  The volume problems are due to alt.*.pictures, not afc.

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