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- From: victor.volkman@hal9k.ann-arbor.mi.us (Victor Volkman)
- Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
- Subject: RE: INTERNET NEWSGROUP RE
- Message-ID: <617.44.uupcb@hal9k.ann-arbor.mi.us>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 14:04:00 GMT
- Distribution: world
- Organization: HAL 9000 BBS, W-NET HQ, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- Reply-To: victor.volkman@hal9k.ann-arbor.mi.us (Victor Volkman)
- Lines: 25
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- He said:
-
- -> From: thantos@runic.via.mind.org (Paul Williams [SysOp])
- -> Newsgroups: alt.bbs.internet
- -> Subject: Re: internet newsgroup reading via .QWK packets
-
-
- -> Yeah, makes perfect sense, the only problem is the
- -> implementation sucks the big wanger. QWK packets have
- -> limited size fields for To Addresses (none), From, and
- -> Subject, not to mention all the
- -> other header info in a Usenet message. If you just put it all
- -> in the body of the message, why bother?
-
- Its not that big of a hassle. The only real hassle is having to enter
- the "TO: " line separately from the actual "TO" field in the QWK header.
- I think QWK BBS links are still the best way to get Usenet out to the
- general public. Sure a hell of a lot easier than any newsreader I've
- ever seen. . . .
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