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From: makaiwi@cory.Berkeley.EDU (KHYRON the DESTROYER)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Distribution of ST software on the net
Message-ID: <1077@zen.BERKELEY.EDU>
Date: Thu, 20-Nov-86 22:42:14 EST
Article-I.D.: zen.1077
Posted: Thu Nov 20 22:42:14 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 21-Nov-86 01:55:12 EST
References: <126@maccs.UUCP>
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Keywords: software, disks, alternate distribution
Summary: A good idea

In article <126@maccs.UUCP> gordan@maccs.UUCP (Gordan Palameta) writes:
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>Like many users of the net, I've been frustrated
>occasionally by garbled reception of uuencoded
>software... 

Me too.

>What I am wondering is why an alternate means of
>distributing public domain software created by Usenet
>users could not be organized.  

Yes, go on.

>A number of programs could be packed on a single floppy
>disk which could be sent through ordinary *non-electronic*
>mail.
>Is this a good idea?  

Yes, a wonderful idea.  (In my humble opinion).

					Jeff Makaiwi
					(aka KHYRON)
					makaiwi@cory.Berkeley.EDU

P.S.  If I have a path name, I don't know about it!