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From: jeh@cmkrnl.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: BITFTP grief! (UUNET email-ftp?)
Message-ID: <1991May23.213330.47@cmkrnl.uucp>
Date: 24 May 91 04:33:30 GMT
References: <1991May15.042146.29800@iguana.uucp> <81678@bu.edu> <4068@island.COM> 
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In article <1991May23.053628.17360@coplex.uucp>, dean@coplex.uucp 
(Dean Brooks) writes:
> This would also open up the possibility of a 1-900 service for non-customers.
> Basically, they would mail the request, and anon uucp the source via
> anon login (on the 1-900 number).  When the FTP'd software is available
> for download, send mail in response notifying so.  If after 48 hours
> the software is not received, trash it.

I, for one, would make use of such a service.  

	--- Jamie Hanrahan, Kernel Mode Consulting, San Diego CA
Chair, VMS Internals Working Group, U.S. DECUS VAX Systems SIG 
Internet:  jeh@dcs.simpact.com, hanrahan@eisner.decus.org, or jeh@crash.cts.com
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