Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!decwrl!sun!amdahl!gam From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (gam) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: Software solutions to Usenet Problems Message-ID: <871@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Sun, 6-Jan-85 02:28:42 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.871 Posted: Sun Jan 6 02:28:42 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 8-Jan-85 04:43:28 EST References: <2151@nsc.UUCP> <867@amdahl.UUCP> <2157@nsc.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Blue Mouse Trailer Resort, Hellmouth, CA Lines: 16 > > Perhaps some software solution could deal with the ARPAnet problem. > > Software? Oh, PLEASE don't get me going on the reality of making software > solutions in an environment where there are sites still running A news (not > to mention notes, which I won't mention) and the realities of trying to get > the damn stuff written, tested, installed, working, and then used. If we > can't do it with what we have, now, in existence, installed, working > (kindof) and accepted by the user community, you are SOL (shoot out of > luck). Period. Exclamation point. Oh, I must save this for future reference. -- Gordon A. Moffett ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam "Her name was McGill, and she called herself Lil, but everyone knew her as Nancy...."