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From: sl@van-bc.UUCP (pri=-10 Stuart Lynne)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: 417K waste of money postings (was: Re: PICNIX V3)
Message-ID: <1755@van-bc.UUCP>
Date: 14 May 88 08:47:18 GMT
References: <1559@slvblc.UUCP> <111@pigs.UUCP> <435@rd1632.Dayton.NCR.COM> <44310@beno.seismo.CSS.GOV>
Reply-To: sl@van-bc.UUCP (pri=-10 Stuart Lynne)
Organization: Public Access Network, Vancouver, BC.
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In article <44310@beno.seismo.CSS.GOV> rick@seismo.CSS.GOV (Rick Adams) writes:
>In article <435@rd1632.Dayton.NCR.COM>, miller@rd1632.Dayton.NCR.COM (Andy Miller) writes:
>> 
>> Since when has this net been for Unix boxes only.  Why the hell would UUPC be
>> sent around so many times and supported by usenet members if they were not to
>> be allowed to participate???!!!
>
>Well, "this net" was started EXPLICITLY for Unix boxes. It remained
>EXCLUSIVELY for Unix boxes for the first 5 (more or less) years
>of its existance. A few years ago, the "pcs" started encroaching on it.
>
>One should also keep in mind that the Unix boxes (don't you love
>anthropomorphism?) are paying the vast majority of the cost of the network.
>Currently they tolerate the pc binaries, but many of them are
>clearly not happy about it.
>
>I believe uupc is sent around to encourage electronic mail, not to
>replace existing pc bboards.

Got it in one! 

But I did recognize that news and mail go hand in hand.

Giving someone the ability to send mail doesn't give them any reason to use
electroninic mail unless they have someone to talk to. 

Giving them news is fun, but less so if they can't participate; so email is 
useful. I've noticed a definite correlation of mail use to Usenet participation for most pc users.

But I'll go on record as stating that at least my main interest in sending
out uupc was to increase email connectivity. 






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