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From: werner@ut-ngp.UUCP (Werner Uhrig)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: UUCP access to info-mac (really: alternatives)
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Date: Mon, 21-Jul-86 13:44:28 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 21 13:44:28 1986
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Summary: who pays the bills???


> I remember reading a while ago about a machine that had a server
> which sent sources back to people who sent a request message to it.
> Is this true? Where is it?

BITNET has such a server, but I doubt that they are willing to supply other
nets with information.  Well, it may depend on the volume of traffic.


> But if it's not true, it sounds like a good idea.  One machine (or
> maybe several machines, for different regions of the net) could
> respond to messages by sending the appropriate sources back to the
> sender. This machine would have to be one which has all sources that go
> to ARPAnet, Usenet, CompuServe, and Delphi, if possible. It would be
> a UUCP file server.
 
This does not seem feasable on USENET, as I can't see where the financing is
supposed to be coming from.  Besides, not only would you have an unpredictable
load on the server-machine, you'd also impact all the neighboring machines
with the increased mail-load.  And given that you are talking (large) source,
files, I doubt this would be considered acceptable.


> Anyone else have any ideas?

yes, join a Mac-users group, local or national.  Check some bulletin board
systems in your area which may have as much or more material online than here
on the net.  There is also a commercial outfit which sells PD-disks by mail
at a reasonable price.  And forget the idea that on USENET it is feasable to
have net-wide file-servers.  Maybe within a company, city, or even region 
a limited file-serving capability is feasable.  It would be interesting to
know if the software exists already .... is anyone aware of something like
it?