Date   : Fri, 16 Feb 1990 18:32:15 GMT
From   : ubc-cs!alberta!atha!tech@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Richard Loken)
Subject: binary/source postings

From article <KPETERSEN.12565398949.BABYL@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>, by w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
(Keith Petersen):
> Chad, binary/source postings are inappropriate for any discussion
> group, but especially for those gatewayed to mailing lists on the
> Internet side.

I don't see why.  So howcome??

> There is an excellent public domain archive at SIMTEL20 which is
> accessable by all readers of this newsgroup.  The problem is that for
> the past two years there has only been ONE reader who has sent a
> program contribution to the archives.  I can't do it all myself.

I on the usenet side am pleasantly accustomed to picking up my source right
here without calling on servers.  Any attempts to talk to Simtel20 have failed
miserably, if Simtel20 can be accessed by those of use without Internet or
Bitnet access please explain how in V-E-R-Y simple language.  The obscure
referemces to a gateway (snort@foo.bar.EDU) with equally obscure instructions
to write help in the subject lines don't really help much.  Hey, I live in
a place where black bears are often seen it town and timber wolves are 
accessable within 40 km - we are cutoff from the leading edge.

Meanwhile how about comp.source.misc or alt.source or we could start mailing 
floppies to each other - I don't mind that either.  As for binaries, I am
an old Unix v6 man, I like source.  This organizatioan will not accept
a binaries newgroup anyway.  Do you suppose that CP/M is current enough to
be noticed by the virus development community?  :)

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