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18-06.-2008, 07:40 AM
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Re: Why Usenet is worthless!
In article <uq7e54l3409qp36vhnko318aiafpnjjln0@4ax.com>,
!Jones <hi@there.org> wrote: > On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:34:51 -0500, in rec.bicycles.tech "Edward > Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote: > > >Usenet will soon be as dead as a door nail. It has no redeeming features > >whatsoever. It only existed for as long as it did because it was based on a > >new technology that fascinated everyone. > > Actually, it is based on a protocol that predates TCP/IP. By Internet > standards, it's ancient... its roots are in the earliest propagation > algorithms of MILNET; it was fully functional by around '78 or so. > Far from being "a new technology that fascinat[s] everyone", Usenet is > an anachronism! Seven bit ascii? No mark up? No images? Disgusting! -- Michael Press |
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18-06.-2008, 10:41 AM
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Re: Why Usenet is worthless!
On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:40:03 -0700, Michael Press wrote:
> Seven bit ascii? No mark up? No images? Disgusting! But all ones realy needs to communicate the esscence of your point. |
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