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Article #331Re: contacting anatolia.mn.org
From: Ken Bibb
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 00:59
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 00:59
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In <TRSNYDER.93Jan8142322@vf0031.mcs.drexel.edu> trsnyder@mcs.drexel.edu (Bob Snyder) writes: >In article <821@ulogic.UUCP> hartman@ulogic.UUCP (Richard M. Hartman) writes: > In article <TRSNYDER.93Jan6143825@vf0031.mcs.drexel.edu> trsnyder@mcs.drexel.edu (Bob Snyder) writes: > >This seems unacceptable for me personally, when you could drop an unknown > >number of articles, and a kill file (and a smart control system for becker) > >will do just as well. > One difference, Bob. A kill file will prevent you from seeing the articles, > cutting anatolia out of the feed will prevent you from wasting time on > the phone downloading them (assuming you have a UUCP feed). >Right. I realize this. But is the volume enough to make it worthwhile to >cut the articles using this method? I freely admit I haven't checked the Argic was (when I last checked) in the top 10 for either volume of number of postings. Something like 200 posts/week. If you're getting the affected soc.* groups, it could make a big difference. -- Ken Bibb "And something is cracking, I don't know where kbibb@qualcomm.com Ice on the sidewalk, Brittle branches in the air" jester@crash.cts.com --"Cracking", Suzanne Vega
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!olivea!sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!network.ucsd.edu!qualcom.qualcomm.com!maui!kbibb From: kbibb@maui.qualcomm.com (Ken Bibb) Newsgroups: news.admin.policy Subject: Re: contacting anatolia.mn.org Message-ID: <kbibb.726541166@maui> Date: 9 Jan 93 00:59:26 GMT References: <TRSNYDER.93Jan5143405@vf0031.mcs.drexel.edu> <JAAPJL.93Jan5162059@cmb00.larc.nasa.gov> <TRSNYDER.93Jan6143825@vf0031.mcs.drexel.edu> <821@ulogic.UUCP> <TRSNYDER.93Jan8142322@vf0031.mcs.drexel.edu> Sender: news@qualcomm.com Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA Lines: 24 Nntp-Posting-Host: maui.qualcomm.com