Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1.chuqui 4/7/84; site nsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!whuxle!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!nsc!king 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 Lines: 22 > 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 If my informa- tion is out of date don't flame, send a new map.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.