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From: rjn@hpfcmp.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: comp.* is being censored to this site
Message-ID: <1260025@hpfcmp.HP.COM>
Date: 18 Mar 88 14:32:34 GMT
References: <830003@bgphp1.UUCP>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Ft. Collins CO
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re:  "...it is quite obvious that the feed of comp.* is being selectively
      edited:  only articles that mention HP are sent!"

I administer one of the machines in the path from factory to HP field
offices.  Historically, the philosophy about the feed has been that the
factory supplies to the field officess only that which they cannot get
elsewhere, principally hp-internal groups and hug.  Theoretically, the field
is supposed to get their generic usenet feed from a geographically local
source.  In turn, the field would provide to their customers only that which
the customers cannot obtain independently, namely hug.

The reason for this is that the field offices, for the most part, connect to
Fort Collins via 1200 baud modem, and there are a limited number of lines.
It would be impossible (and enormously expensive) to provide everything.  We
did add comp.sys.hp and comp.sys.handhelds recently.

On the bright side, the field interface system (hpfcse) has just installed a
9600 baud modem (which can also run at 19,200 with data compression), so we
may be able expand the notesfiles available.  It still makes more sense for
your local office (and for you) to obtain comp, sci, misc, rec, etc.  from a
local unversity.  Make sure you have at least 100Mbytes of incremental disc
space available before turing on the hose :-)

Bob Niland   ARPA:rjn%hpfcrjn@hplabs.HP.COM   UUCP:[ihnp4|hplabs]!hpfcla!rjn