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From: rpw3@fortune.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: use of bell.all - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 3-May-84 23:03:04 EDT
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Posted: Thu May  3 23:03:04 1984
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fortune!rpw3    May  3 17:33:00 1984

"Why can't people post to bell.all?"

Two main reasons I can see:

1. Because "posting" implies that all of the intervening
   network administrators between you and some bell.* site
   must agree to carry the load IN BOTH DIRECTIONS (for it
   to work). Many sites can barely hack their current news
   traffic load.

But much more importantly,

2. I suspect "bell.all" is used much the same way we use "fs.all"
   here. As a LOCAL (to a known list of controlled sites) way to
   post articles which may be proprietary to the company or group,
   including pricing data, design problems, "bitching" sessions, etc.
   There may even be legal restrictions on outsiders seeing such info.

Rob Warnock

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