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From: bytebug@felix.UUCP (Roger L. Long)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: USENET frowning upon graphics in signatures
Message-ID: <535@felix.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 21-Oct-85 16:22:59 EDT
Article-I.D.: felix.535
Posted: Mon Oct 21 16:22:59 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 23-Oct-85 04:11:03 EDT
References: <491@scirtp.UUCP> <454@bdmrrr.UUCP>
Reply-To: bytebug@felix.UUCP (Roger L. Long)
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Organization: FileNet Corp., Costa Mesa, CA
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Keywords: graphics signatures

In article <454@bdmrrr.UUCP> gates@bdmrrr.UUCP (Al Gates) writes:
>Signature files can also display the personality of the person submitting
>articles.  I don't understand how USENET got the idea that net news readers
>find graphics offensive.

Al Gates signature is 487 bytes.  Assuming $.15 per minute connect time, 
and 800 baud effective throughput, this signature costs effectively costs
about $.01 to transmit.  Assuming 1000 sites on the net, that says it costs
about $10 to transmit this eight line signature all over the world.

As far as storage goes, 487 bytes is probably enough to bump the disk storage
for this article up by one block.  How does one effectively calculate the 
"cost" for this extra storage?

It would be lovely if the net were free like everyone seems to think it is.

IT ISN'T!

And as far as net news readers are concerned, the 3-4 seconds it takes to
display this kind of signature at 1200 baud seems like forever.  Just because
you read *your* news at 9600 baud, please be a bit more considerate to those
who don't.
-- 
	roger long
	filenet corp
	trwrb!felix!bytebug