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Article #127Re: Low-cost Usenet (Re: usenet in Nepal)
From: Albert Langer
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1991 19:47
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 1991 19:47
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In article <28669966.27747@orion.oac.uci.edu> jhess@orion.oac.uci.edu (James Hess) writes: >of the U.S.-Mexican border. A problem for many is the cost of the telephone >line. We hope to combine available software to enable people to log on, >automatically download any new messages in the conferences they follow, then >log off and hang up. The messages could then be edited, replies written, >followed by a log on and automated up-load. > >Wish us luck! "Good luck!" BTW, don't even think about writing your own software until you have checked out FidoNet "point" software (many different packages) and "Waffle" (similar concept for Usenet). They integrate the whole process so you don't think in terms of logging in and automatically uploading and downloading. You think in terms of either just leaving your computer on all night so something mysterious happens or occasionally telling it to "do it's stuff". Then you are just writing and reading messages on your own computer. No visible "logging in" or "uploading" or "downloading". -- Opinions disclaimed (Authoritative answer from opinion server) Header reply address wrong. Use cmf851@csc2.anu.edu.au
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Newsgroups: comp.society.development Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!batcomputer!munnari.oz.au!manuel!cmf851 From: cmf851@anu.oz.au (Albert Langer) Subject: Re: Low-cost Usenet (Re: usenet in Nepal) Message-ID: <1991Jun25.194700.1708@newshost.anu.edu.au> Sender: news@newshost.anu.edu.au Organization: Computer Services Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. References: <1991Jun18.211613.22150@agora.rain.com> <1991Jun21.220326.24387@newshost.anu.edu.au> <28669966.27747@orion.oac.uci.edu> Date: Tue, 25 Jun 91 19:47:00 GMT