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From: sl@van-bc.UUCP (pri=-10 Stuart Lynne)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d,news.admin
Subject: Re: No games or picture files for now
Message-ID: <1796@van-bc.UUCP>
Date: 15 Jun 88 01:12:22 GMT
References: <2350@slvblc.UUCP> <1577@hoqax.UUCP> <22047@amdcad.AMD.COM>
Reply-To: sl@van-bc.UUCP (Stuart Lynne)
Organization: Wimsey Associates, Vancouver, BC.
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In article <22047@amdcad.AMD.COM> phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai) writes:
>In article <1577@hoqax.UUCP> twb@hoqax.UUCP (T.W. Beattie) writes:
>>In article <2350@slvblc.UUCP>, dick@slvblc.UUCP (Dick Flanagan) writes:
>!! I have decided not to post
>!! any games or picture files to comp.binaries.ibm.pc.
>!
>!This is the worst aspect of a moderated group.
>!
>!It is completely idiotic to restrict games and pictures from the binaries
>!group.  I hope those who wish to post such files find another newsgroup.
>!
>!Let's put the pictures in comp.graphics
>!and any other "contraband" in comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
>
>I think this is a bad decision too, but would rather work around it by
>creating a "bin" top level distribution. Anyone else interested?

I think that we need a separate bin distribution that is moderated. The
chief reason for moderation being to keep the garbage out and to encourage
sites like uunet to archive. 

With the excellent job that Rick is doing at uunet if I had to *pay* to down
load a feed I probably wouldn't take *any* sources groups. I would simply
grab the archive index on a periodic basis and download *what* I want.

I got a copy of the uunet's index last week. Somewhere around 4000 files just
waiting to be downloaded. I can grab virtually *any* comp.source.unix file
that's *ever* been posted with patches, within the next ten minutes if I 
want to. And at fairly low cost using a Trailblazer. 

If people are looking for ways to reduce volume this works well. Just try
and get your favourite news group archived at a site you can FTP from. Then
just don't take it anymore. Just get an index to the archive and download
directly as you need it.

You don't even need to have a direct connection to uunet. As long you know
someone who does who is willing to grab it for you if you pay for the call.

Personally I think that sites like uunet will be the only thing that keeps
the net from collasping. Support your local pay as you go site!

-- 
Stuart.Lynne@wimsey.bc.ca {ubc-cs,uunet}!van-bc!sl     Vancouver,BC,604-937-7532