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From: boozer@fortune.UUCP (Glenn Boozer)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Why digests are GOOD!
Message-ID: <5524@fortune.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 3-Sep-85 22:45:57 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  3 22:45:57 1985
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Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA
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	I think that digested news groups are a veary effective format for
some types of news groups.  fa.telecom is a good example.  I don't read it
on-line.  I just send it to the printer, read it at my desk, and file it for
future reference.  Printing 1 digest is preferable to print 20 individual
articles.

On arpanet, the newsgroup net.micro.pc in digested as it crosses from USENET
land to ARPA land.  I print out each digest and circulate it within the
department/building.  There are many neophyte computer users that benefit from
the pass-along digets.

Digested news groups have a place in this world.  Not all groups would benefit
from being digested.  

Killing digests would be like killing a whale --- senseless!

gab


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