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From: genemans@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Jan K. Genemans)
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Subject: Re: Withdrawal symptoms...
Keywords: What about viruses & disk space.
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Date: 6 Feb 90 14:18:04 GMT
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In article <22685@usc.edu> kjh@pollux.usc.edu (Kenneth J. Hendrickson N8DGN)
writes:
>May I suggest that we un-moderate c.b.i.p?  There is no reason that I
>can think of why this wouldn't work.

I can think of one big reason for not having an unmoderated group!  It will
inevitably fall to the same fate as unmoderated BBS's where computer
viruses are quite prevalent.  MOST people here know how to handle virues;
however, there are a few that don't, and those that do can find these
viruses a pain in the *ss.

A second reason would be for the huge bandwidth and traffic that would
ensue causing several of the smaller systems with their valuable disk space
to be completely occupied, thus screwing the users out of the use of that
system.

I think that it should remain moderated for the reasons that I have expressed
above.  If no one wants the job, I would even volunteer for the position. (I
have some experience being a maintainer of such file areas on two different
LAN's.)

Comments anyone?
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