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Subject: Re: UUCP - USSR
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Date: Wed, 28-Oct-87 12:00:53 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 28 12:00:53 1987
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It occurred to me that there is already a precedent for UUCP links to the
Soviet Union.  Amateur Radio operators have been communicating with people in
the Soviet Union for many years.  Of course there are few amateur radio
operators in the USSR, (there aren't all that many in the USA either).  Based
on this precedent, I would predict that even if UUCP links to the USSR became
as common as links between the USA and Europe or the Far East, only a very
small number of people would use it for communicating.  This is true now of
Amateur Radio.

If you want to increase the amount of interaction between countries, I think
you are better off promoting tourism and student exchange programs.

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