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Subject: Re: Networks Considered Harmful...
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Date: 16 Dec 89 18:56:14 GMT
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In article <25086@cup.portal.com> Nagle@cup.portal.com (John - Nagle) writes:
>      Well, in the real world, I understand that electronic mail is
>on the decline, and is being replaced by fax.

That was precisely the point McCarthy was making in his article.  He said
that fax has become popular because it works with the current home
communications network (the phone system).  For email to become popular it
will have to fit in similarly, rather than requiring users to have an
account on a computer connected to an email network.
Barry Margolin, Thinking Machines Corp.

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