Xref: utzoo comp.mail.misc:5564 comp.mail.uucp:6665 news.admin:14578 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!celia!techsys!berk From: berk@techsys.UUCP (techsys consulting) Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.mail.uucp,news.admin Subject: Re: BITFTP grief! Message-ID: Date: 22 May 91 02:38:48 GMT References: <30EBM2G@xds13.ferranti.com> Organization: TechSys Consulting, No. Hollywood, CA Lines: 17 ....(text deleted....) Peter, it seems that some demand a free ride because it's the human way. I'm sure that you have, somewhere, the cost of storage per hour, and connect per hour, and can rational a cost of queing/routing. Just tell these guys what the REAL cost to operate, on a professional scale is. They don't care that somebody is doing NOT FAST on a boat- load of curiosity seeked trivia. (God help the forwarder of EMACS 18.57!) I supply newsfeeds, and I'm not thrilled when stuff like all of the BITFTP goes through ME. Set a standard.. what MUST we po' folk do? Suggest a most painless (on a generalized scale) viable method for equalization of the cost. usc!celia!techsys!berk extant map entries void Does henry@ut.zoo ever answer?