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From: jgd@uwmcsd1.UUCP (John G Dobnick)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Possible group: net.news.weather
Message-ID: <403@uwmcsd1.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 27-Aug-85 18:08:44 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 27 18:08:44 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 30-Aug-85 05:47:12 EDT
References: <2144T3B@psuvm>
Organization: U of Wis - Milwaukee, Computing Services
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In article <2144T3B@psuvm> Tom Benson writes:
> Suppose... a network of volunteers could post to the net each day...
> the weather and local forecast.  ...
>                  ...  The postings could be set to expire in
> 1 or 2 days...
>      {akgua,allegra,ihnp4,cbosgd}!psuvax1!psuvm.bitnet!t3b   (UUCP)

I don't think this will work, at least not with the USENET.  The propagation
time for the net is greater than the suggested expiration period.  [I note that
Mr. Benson is on BITNET.  I assume the message propogation time is 
*significantly* less on that net than on *our* (:-) net, so he may be 
unaware of this problem.]  The major problem with this suggestion in the
timeliness of the information; and I don't think it will be.
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John G Dobnick
Computing Services Division @ University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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