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From: root@dialog.UUCP (Christian Motz)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: Stop Wasting Bandwidth On Binaries
Summary: Like hell! (Or: The best thing since sliced bread.)
Message-ID: <1606@dialog.UUCP>
Date: 29 Dec 89 05:55:32 GMT
References: <5.UUL1.3#5085@congrunt.uunet.uu.net>
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In article <5.UUL1.3#5085@congrunt.uunet.uu.net> artk@congrunt.uunet.uu.net (Art Kreitman @ Congruent) writes:
>
>     There seems to be a rash of binary postings from one spot with an
>overactive C compiler.	  Their not needed, they don't add to the discussion,
>they all will have to be redone to accomidate Extended Attributes and Long
>File Names that are part of OS/2 1.2.	If you can't shut down you compiler,
>start a vote for a comp.sources.os2 or comp.binaries.os2, stop flooding
>two continents worth of news.

With the lack of utilities that exists for OS/2, I (and I am sure that
I am not the only one) support the posting of binaries fully, although
I would like to see more sources. But posting the binaries definitely
is worth more than most "discussions" in this newsgroup.

..FLAME ON
Learn how to spell before you drivel about wasting net bandwidth!!!
..FLAME OFF

Followups to junk, flames to /dev/null, NUL: or NIL:, depending on your OS.

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Christian Motz           uucp: ...!uunet!mcsun!unido!nadia!dialog!root
"Trust me, I know what I'm doing!" -- Sledge Hammer         Bix: cmotz