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From: sob@neuro1.UUCP (Stan Barber)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: Saving the net
Message-ID: <680@neuro1.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 24-Nov-85 22:44:48 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 24 22:44:48 1985
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Reply-To: sob@neuro1.UUCP (Stan Barber)
Organization: Neurophysiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx
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I am not trying to promote the idea of using the ARPANET in lieu of
the regular phone system (whatever that may be). I am trying to 
promote the idea of utilizing information ALREADY distributed by
ARPANET for more people's benefit. By that I mean having lists
that are ALREADY distributed on the ARPANET gatewayed (is that a
word?) to usenet at MUTIPLE sites to REDUCE having the SAME 
lists shipped around the regular phone system. Is this a problem?

I understand that Eric Fair at Berkeley is working to do just this same thing.
I am overjoyed that this is being worked on. I wish I had known about it 
before I had posted the original article. 

Thanks to ron@brl, jsq@ut-sally and lauren@vortex for the comments and
information.

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