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From: bowen@sunybcs.uucp (Devon E Bowen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: kermit for c-128
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Date: 19 Jan 88 15:01:51 GMT
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In article <338@sdcc14.UUCP> cs64wes@sdcc14.UUCP (Chance, Jonathon) writes:
>In article <2917@killer.UUCP> elg@killer.UUCP (Eric Green) writes:
>>I don't think it would be wise. There are not too many C64/C128 people
>>on the net, and making the entire net carry $$$$$ worth of
>>UUENCODE'ed software for 5 or 6 people sounds pretty silly.
>
>    Here's why I'm posting this:  I think that you are not only
>  wrong, but WAY wrong.  Perhaps we could take a poll of all the
>  c-64 and c-128 users out there...   Care to comment?

While Kermit is one of the best and most useful programs (thanks Ray) I
have seen for the C-64, I'd have to say that USENET is *definitely* not
the place for it. This site takes all the USENET newsgroups. This currently
takes up 50 Meg on our disks. If everyone did what you're suggesting, we
have to devote multiple paritions just to news. And not only this site
would have to do that, but *all* of them would. This is why the comp.sources.*
are moderated.

And then there's the costs of the communications. A significant chunk of
news is still transfered through modems and long distance links. And we're
talking about thousands of calls made (usually) every night. This stuff isn't
free.

Add on to this the fact that uuencoding increases a file size by 33% and
it's pretty obvious that it's much easier for those that want it to send $5
to Dr. Evil's Lab. I did.

By the way, Ray, are you going to be adding features to take advantage of
the 128's addition of keys? I've got all these extra keys that I can't use!
That's my biggest complaint.

				    Devon Bowen (KA2NRC)
				    University of Buffalo

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