From: Dave Rynne (dave at domain esat.net)
Date: Tue 17 Aug 1999 - 15:35:00 IST
) Quoting <E11GjNU-0001aS-00 at domain erwin.esat.net>
) by Dave Rynne <dave at domain esat.net>:
)
) > ) Quoting <199908171241.NAA04441 at domain beckett.earlsfort.iol.ie>
) > ) by Nick Hilliard <nick at domain iol.ie>:
) > )
) > ) > Why-oh-why in the name of !"#$%^& have people abandoned
) > ) > purpose-built store-and-forward protocols such as UUCP in favour of
) > ) > gross hacks such as relying on SMTP which is *entirely* and
) > ) > *hopelessly* inadequate for this sort of mail delivery system?
) > )
) > ) No UUCP for windows?
) >
) > There are quite a few UUCP packages for windows out there..
)
) Ones that are as easy for the typical ISP customer to use as Eudora or
) Netscape mail?
No, Eudora and Netscape are MUAs -- not mail servers. I've never or heard
of an MUA that talks UUCP (and hope I never do).
Dave
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