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From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Causes on the net... (Suggestion to limit traffic)
Message-ID: <233@omen.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 5-Sep-85 14:51:48 EDT
Article-I.D.: omen.233
Posted: Thu Sep  5 14:51:48 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 8-Sep-85 16:23:06 EDT
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Reply-To: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Organization: Omen Technology, Portland
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Summary: 

I wonder if the poor signal to noise ratio of Usenet articles is a byproduct
of the rapid expansion of the net, and resulting heavy influx of new users.

This growth may slow down soon, as it is now possible to get on the net
with a fairly modest investment in Unix hardware and software.  With
hardware systems capable of running some form of net news access (anything
from a $500 used PDP11 system to a hard disk PC clone running Lauren's
UUCP emulator), it seems like those who really want to get on the network
will be able to do so without too much trouble.

Development of true broadcast technology (Stargate) would allow the
incremental per article costs to be born by the submitter as he
sends it directly to the satellite uplink system, and the system may
become somewhat self regulating/limiting.

As long as we keep UUCP et al as mysterious as it is, we may spare ourselves
the Final Deluge from the masses. :-)

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