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- From: mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de (Michael van Elst)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: Best way to read News??
- Date: 3 Jan 1996 01:25:10 +0100
- Organization: dis-
- Message-ID: <4ccid6$b81@serpens.rhein.de>
- References: <4bnkp4$gvo@grissom.powerup.com.au> <meteor-3012950840590001@10.0.2.15> <t5JSx*Y32@wolf359.exile.org> <19960101.77BBC28.F51B@ragtime.vnet.net> <4c9rik$1tq@serpens.rhein.de> <19960102.775C428.FD6E@ragtime.vnet.net>
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- jkay@ragtime.vnet.net (John Kelly) writes:
-
- >> UUCP is usually more robust, but the major point is that standard NNTP
- >> is a waste of bandwidth. No problem for people with leased lines though.
-
- > That's everyone with dialup access .. ie almost every casual user of the Net.
-
- Hah.. that's you who pays flat rates for the dialup. Other parts of
- the world are probably different, no ?
-
- > And again, UUCP is seldom included in dialup access accounts; NNTP almost
- > always is.
-
- I wouldn't be so sure. It isn't that difficult to provide a uucpd.
- It is more work if the user should get a dedicated UUCP account,
- but that's not necessary.
-
- Regards,
- --
- Michael van Elst
-
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