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From: simmons@applga.uucp (Steve Simmons)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: USENET is dead! Long live USENET!
Summary: actions are better than flames
Keywords: spines local backbones mail rationalization
Message-ID: <316@applga.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jun 88 14:22:20 GMT
Reply-To: simmons@applga.UUCP (Steve Simmons)
Organization: Schlumberger CAD/CAM Division, Ann Arbor, MI.
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Lordy, lordy.  Isn't the the outlying area of alt.flame?

In southeastern Michigan we are taking some steps that a lot of other
folks ought to emulate.  We are rationalizing news and mail.

The sysops of the major local system got together, drew a map, and
have created a southeastern Michigan backbone.  It covers roughly the
southeast quarter of the lower penninsula, and will do wonders for
local distribution when we're done.  Six sites are backbones, all
carrying full feeds, all triply connected.  We have four "outside world"
connections for news, more for mail.  This connection will end the
stupidity of mail from Ann Arbor to Detroit going thru Rutgers and
ihnp4, will reduce almost all sites long distance costs, improve mail
and news delivery, *and reduce the load that southeastern michigan
puts on the rest of usenet*.

So all you folks please stop bitching.  Get out your maps, form local
backbones, and in general clean up your act.  We can do much better
than has been done so far.
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+- Steve Simmons            UNIX Systems Mgr.         Schlumberger CAD/CAM -+
+  simmons@applga.uucp                              ...umix!applga!simmons  +
+- "Opinions expressed are all my own, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc." -+