From: Peter Finch (pfinch at domain compsoc.com)
Date: Fri 07 Jul 2000 - 22:11:39 IST
Peter Finch - SysAdmin
Compsoc IT Tallaght`s Computing Society
On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Kenn Humborg wrote:
> > I was going to get around to including why UUCP wasn't used any
> > more. It's
> > a long story, but basically revolves around four things:
> >
> > 1) crappy implementations
> ...
> > 2) crappy tuning
> ...
> > 3) Mickeysoft don't support it.
> ...
> > 4) Most people don't know that you can run UUCP over TCP.
> ...
> > Faced with these marketing issues, the choice was clear: use the inferior
> > protocol.
>
> So any techo-political activists around here want to take on
> this challenge?
I would love to, but
I have bought a fixed IP, which wasnt cheap
I dont think I could say that patiently to a sales person. Unless someone
from eircom will cancel my fixed IP + mail backup and some ISP will set up
the UUCP on the other end
That is just for a nixer I did. If I mentioned UUCP to my boss in my
perminant job, I think he would keel over! (not a pleasant history with
esats old UUCP system)
>
> Go UUCP, GO!
>
> Later,
> Kenn
>
>
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