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From: gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: sending source code
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Date: Mon, 16-Nov-87 01:35:54 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 16 01:35:54 1987
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woods@hao.UCAR.EDU (Greg Woods) wrote:
> I suggest that it is more reliable and more cost efficient to send mag
> tapes via traditional shipping methods. That way, those who benefit
> from the transmission pay the cost of it instead of us. 

jay@splut.UUCP (Jay Maynard) wrote:
> There's only one problem with this, Greg: I can't stuff a DC2000, or a
> 9-track tape, into the 5-1/4 inch drive that represents the only removable
> mass storage on my system...

They both have valid problems.  Greg has the problem that random people
are spending his modem time and disk space to get their work and play done.
Jay has the old familiar find-the-common-medium problem, exacerbated by
the IBM PC market's slowness to supply standard cartridge drives.

There is a fix for both of these problems.  Jay clearly has a modem, or
he wouldn't likely be on the Usenet.  The fix is for Jay to set up a
uucp link with whoever he wants to move large sources with.  I do this
for people to pick up copies of the GNU C compiler occasionally, and
believe me, if somebody wants a 2 meg piece of software, they are
usually willing to go to the effort to set up a uucp link with you.  If
they aren't willing, it's OK by me that they not get the software from
me; I guess they didn't want it enough..

I agree totally with Greg about sending large sources through other
peoples' machines.  Set up a direct link and don't piss off the middleman!
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