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From: dricejb@drilex.UUCP (Craig Jackson drilex1)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: comp.os.os2 <---> FidoNET gateway
Message-ID: <8257@drilex.UUCP>
Date: 6 Feb 90 14:23:07 GMT
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Although the volume in comp.os.os2 has gone up a great deal since the
gateway opened, I don't believe that the chatter level has.  Indeed, most
of the 'chatter' discussion has been directed from the Fidonet side
towards the Usenet side.  I have seen a 'Hi ,Joe' message from Fidonet, but
those sorts of messages aren't unknown to Usenet.  The Fidonet people
have been complaining about blathery .signatures, which is a problem
endemic to Usenet.

The Fidonet people have noted that most of Fidonet's long-haul links are
paid for by private citizens.  This has never been true for Usenet;
although more personal Unix boxes are out there than ever before, I suspect
that few privately-paid long-haul links have resulted.  (I know many systems
call uunet.  How many use non-business dollars to receive a significant
news feed?)
-- 
Craig Jackson
dricejb@drilex.dri.mgh.com
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