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From: cc100jr@gitpyr.UUCP (Joel M. Rives)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: FRP: Newsgroup vs. Mail (a comment)
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Date: Sun, 29-Dec-85 14:35:31 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec 29 14:35:31 1985
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I have been playing in an E-mail pbmfrp for the past couple of months and
granted, there are some difficulties in getting information around but nothing
we can't handle so far with a little cooperation. Time helps to optimize paths.
Currently I have recieved mail from two players who have a long lag time in    
getting their moves from the GM. Since my mail generally reaches them in 2-3
hours and the GM's mail reaches me in less than 24 hours (on the average), I 
have agreed to forward the moves to them. If you have ever played traditional
pbm games, you will agree that one day (give or take a few hours) is certainly
a great advantage over the US postal service. As for bounced mail, yes it     
happens. One thing that can help this problem is if the GM has dependable
routes to all the players. Mail can be sent to the GM who can in tern pass on
the mail to another. This of course would not work as well in our current
situation.
There are problems but it does work!

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Joel Rives
Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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