Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hpda!hpisoa2!hpitg!tekgvs!keithe@tekgvs From: keithe@tekgvs Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga Subject: Re: uuencode/decode flames Message-ID: <1476@tekgvs> Date: Tue, 29-Apr-86 00:18:00 EDT Article-I.D.: tekgvs.1476 Posted: Tue Apr 29 00:18:00 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 13-May-86 01:22:10 EDT References: <1986@caip> Lines: 18 In article <1986@caip.RUTGERS.EDU> moorel@eglin-vax writes: > > >Folks, these flames about binary encoded sources are getting both ridiculous >and beyond the bounds of good taste. The fact remains that...[some readers] >...do not have the ability to deal directly with binary encoded sources. In >particular, a lot of sites on the ARPAnet get the newsletter on a large or >semi- secure system, and cannot hook an Amiga directly to the net. >... > If you want binary encoded source files, make them >available in a separate direct- ory for those who can/want them, ok? >... So, what does it take to get net.micro.amiga.binary? Many of us *can* use the binaries and are willing to "put up with" them, OK. But a separate group for them makes sense, too. (Please send all follow-ups to net.news.group.) keith