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- From: barefoot@nmia.com (Kristofer D. Dale)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
- Subject: Re: Open response to Richard E Depew
- Date: 20 Feb 1996 21:06:54 GMT
- Organization: New Mexico Internet Access
- Message-ID: <4gdd5e$vlt@thales.nmia.com>
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- : > Johan, I do not understand why a binary newsgroup can have binary
- : files, and a
- : >
- : > regular newsgroup can't. Please explain. Is it because there
- : > are compression modes setup for the alt binaries, but not the text
- : newsgroups?
- :
- : No. People who subscribe to binary groups do so with the intention
- : of downloading large files automatically. Regular groups are for
- : discussion and not for bandwidth-heavy binaries. It's a distinction
- : made both for organizational purposes and for the benefit of those not
- : connected to the net via a T1.
-
- I'm not automatically opposed to "boat-rocking", but I do suggest you
- have a clear understanding of what function the boat performs before you
- start! (Would someone pass the dry towels please?) ;^]
-
- barefoot
-