Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ltuxa!we53!abstl!wucs!wucec2!ph From: ph@wucec2.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc,net.motss Subject: Re: reorganization of soapbox newsgroups Message-ID: <1716@wucec2.UUCP> Date: Mon, 9-Jun-86 00:59:23 EDT Article-I.D.: wucec2.1716 Posted: Mon Jun 9 00:59:23 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 14-Jun-86 00:54:10 EDT References: <8522@kestrel.ARPA> <1532@mmintl.UUCP> Reply-To: ph@wucec2.UUCP (Paul Hahn) Organization: Washington U. in St. Louis, Engineering School Lines: 14 Xref: watmath net.misc:9779 net.motss:3003 In article <1532@mmintl.UUCP> franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams) writes: > Data compression can be applied to transmitted articles, and >undone by the receiving site. As was the case with a previous suggestion, this is _already_ done. Please, folks--I'm sure your sentiments are appreciated, but it would be much more useful if you first learned some more about about how the existing setup works before firing off ideas like this. --pH /* * "Aye, sir--the more they overthink the plumbing, the easier * 'tis to stop up the drain." */