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From: jww@sdcsvax.UUCP (Joel West)
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Subject: Re: Why digests are bad
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Date: Thu, 29-Aug-85 14:30:33 EDT
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> Digested articles, of the form we see in fa.human-nets, mod.std.c,
> mod.unix and fa.telecom are bad for the USENET, because they don't
> allow the user to choose what he wants to read. 
	...
> Therefore, I propose that all moderators immediately stop digesting
> items for submission to mod.* groups.
> 

I agree.  What about digests that get forwarded pre-digested,
like fa.info-mac?  Do we leave as is, undigest it at cross
posting, or bite the bullet and add the appropriate digest-reading
logic to vnews and readnews?

If #3 is the best long-term course, then no administrative
changes are needed, only software. :-)

	Joel West	CACI, Inc. - Federal (c/o UC San Diego)
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