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From: loci@csccat.UUCP (Chuck Brunow)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Flushot-Plus protect against Virus & Trojan programs
Message-ID: <541@csccat.UUCP>
Date: 3 May 88 05:10:44 GMT
References: <7714@brl-smoke.ARPA> <1414@hoqax.UUCP> <897@seradg.Dayton.NCR.COM> <742NU098674@NDSUVM1>
Organization: Loci Products
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In article <742NU098674@NDSUVM1> NU098674@NDSUVM1.BITNET (Tony Hammel) writes:
>From: pat@seradg.Dayton.NCR.COM (Patrick Pesch)
>
><In Message: <897@seradg.Dayton.NCR.COM>, pat@seradg.Dayton.NCR.COM
><                                         (Patrick Pesch) says:
>
><       Why "shar" DOS programs in the ibm.pc newsgroup?  BECAUSE THIS
><       IS A UNIX NETWORK!
><
>
>What an interesting, all-encompassing, sweeping statement of philosophy!
>That explains why computers need modems to talk to each other in English
>over the phone lines.  Yeah, that's it!  As long as the end product is a
>program to be used on the PC, we might as well make it unusable while we
>we transmit it.  I like that.  Slip in a bit of good, old-fashioned  "If
>you want to use our equipment to transmit, you have to use it for every-
>thing else, too."  Capitalism at its finest.  8=)
>
>Thank you for your support,
>Tony
>

	I don't see what capitalism has to do with it. The PC users don't
	pay anything for the routes they use. It seems to me that they
	are guests, in a way.

	Surely a better way to serve the PC user is for them to get 
	together (stop laughing) and form their own international,
	reliable, and convenient network. Naturally, everyone would
	work together and freely contribute their time, efforts, and
	cash to make an even better net. All users would instantly
	agree on protocols, compaction, archivers, services, etc.
	just like they do on the usenet groups. I'm sure no one will
	mind volunteering to be a backbone site; think of all the
	glamour and recognition that goes with it. Besides, everyone
	will be understanding and patient even if you have to go
	off-line for a couple of minutes.

	I think it's clear that such a project isn't going to happen
	since the hardware, software, programmers, etc. for such a
	network don't exist. Why not just be nice guests on usenet
	and act like you are civilized.