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From: king@nsc.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: How to save the net from overload.
Message-ID: <1031@nsc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 7-Jun-84 11:41:20 EDT
Article-I.D.: nsc.1031
Posted: Thu Jun  7 11:41:20 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 9-Jun-84 08:19:12 EDT
Organization: National Semiconductor, Sunnyvale
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> From: uname@pyuxqq.UUCP (Admin)
> Subject: How to save the net from overload
> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway, NJ
>
> The net is beginning to be swamped with the volume of messages.
> ... multiple long messages ... Something should be done to cut
> down the number of submissions. ... truncate all messages > 24 lines,
> ... would also disallow more than 1 msg/person/group/day ...
>  before some key net site pulls out altogether.

I can already hear the volume of  keystrokes  increasing  as
people  rush  to  their  keyboards  to  cry "censorship" and
"...violation of my rights to post anything I want". However
I  think the last line says it all.  If a key site pulls out
your "rights" are not going to get you back on the net.  The
one  thing  that puzzles me is the fact that according to my
old map, site pyuxqq is not a backbone site. If my  informa-
tion  is  out of date don't flame, send a new map. The other
thing that is significant is the organization.  Is  there  a
rumor going around that some group may pull out? In any case
it would be of interest to hear what the backbone sites  are
saying. They are the ones with the power.