🚀 go-pugleaf

mikey@slic.cts.com (Mike Shirley) writes:
>
> Does Northern Lights BBS support anonymous uucp connections?
> Your sig suggests that it may.

Nope.  We support UUCP, but not the anonymous variety.

> Since getting a V32bis modem, I've discovered that I now prefer
> (normally) to snarf files/pass mail via anonymous uucp or default
> uucp connections.  Waffle sysops should give it some thought.

When it comes to grabbing files, if one is v.32bis equipped, I don't
think I'd go the UUCP route.  My experience is only with UUCP "g",
7 windows, perhaps there is a better variant.  I can't do better
than 1500 cps and usually it's down around 1400 cps.  Now, give me a
straight dial-up with Ymodem-G or Zmodem MobyTurbo and I can hit 1700 cps
nearly every time.

> Don't have the delay in delivery of the files nor the pasting the
> uuencoded pieces together then decoding.  And long distance is
> surprizingly cheap at the 60% off rate for uucp due to the
> automatated login/tranfer sequences.

True, and if you use Reach Out America, you can do even better.

Back on the subject -- if you'd like to try ZipNews (and watch how
fast your callers can get on and off again with a full day's news),
send e-mail to file-server@nlbbs.rn.com with the following line of text:
  get \temp\znews094.zip

Alternatively, I think you can grab it via FTP from halcyon.com.  I believe
it was posted there today.

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Jack Kilday                |         nlbbs!jkilday@uunet.uu.net
The Northern Lights BBS    |                     -=-
207-761-4782 (v.32bis/HST) | 4-Nodes, 700 Megs * Internet: UUCP, FTP, Telnet