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From: Roger Whitehead
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 14:54

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                         WASTING READERS' TIME
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About once a month I archive the messages in this conference, ZIPping each
batch to economise on space.  Before I do so, I edit out the fortnightly
homily from David Stodolsky.  The difference is significant.

Here are the 'before and after' statistics for December (up to the 30th,
inclusive):

Complete database - 122,329 bytes (100%)
Purged database   -  74,523 bytes (61%)

The absolute figures will vary with the capture and storage mechanism used on
people's systems but the ratio of wheat and chaff will, I imagine, be broadly
the same for everyone.

Roger

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Roger Whitehead,
Director,
Office Futures,
14 Amy Road,
Oxted,
Surrey    RH8 0PX
England

Telephone:  +44 883 713074
Fax:  +44 883 716793
Email:  rwhitehead@cix.compulink.co.uk

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