Re: Ill-effects of a posting greater than 64k

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From: Tim Pierce
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 05:34

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In article <1992Sep28.175956.19449JPII@tygra.Michigan.COM> jp@tygra.Michigan.COM (John Palmer) writes:

>If some site gets even a few groups and some asshole mis-posts GIFS
>to, say, alt.sex.pictures, which is NOT supposed to exist anymore,
>then that site could waste 12 hours trying to get these dirty, illegal
>pictures which they didn't want in the first place.

Why hasn't the site in question placed "!alt.sex.pictures" in their
sys file?  I think it would be a wise move under these dire
circumstances.  Additionally, how many binaries groups which are NOT
supposed to exist get traffic?

-- 
____ Tim Pierce                / "You are just naive and repressed because
\  / twpierce@unix.amherst.edu /  penis envy is here and it's now and it's
 \/ (BITnet: TWPIERCE@AMHERST) /  all around you." -- Neal C. Wickham

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From: twpierce@unix.amherst.edu (Tim Pierce)
Subject: Re: Ill-effects of a posting greater than 64k
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