Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site psivax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!psivax!friesen From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: Reducing costs to USENET backbone sites Message-ID: <838@psivax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 12:02:56 EST Article-I.D.: psivax.838 Posted: Tue Nov 5 12:02:56 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 08:07:40 EST References: <598@aicchi.UUCP> Reply-To: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Distribution: net Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA Lines: 47 In article <598@aicchi.UUCP> dbb@aicchi.UUCP (Burch) writes: > >Well, what about making the whole mess more efficient? >To this end; >1. Stargate; This seems like the best way for backbone sites to ship stuff. > It has the advantage of being "free" and allowing the creation of > "erzatz backbones" that have cable and can suck the stuff off CNN for > their own use and for those sites that they feed. Sounds nice, but at present Stargate does not allow "discussion" groups, only moderated ones, so it is not sufficient on its own to provide for the needs of the whole net. >2. Buy some better modems; there are some pretty neat 9600 bps modems that > don't require special circuits. Good idea!! >3. Fix NETNEWS. It spawns a subprocess for each article. It could be MUCH > better! Also, data compression is likely to yield rapid payoffs. Another good idea, but it requires a volunteer to rewrite the news software! Are you volunteering? >4. Find "interested sites". Maybe Apple woulld pay for some of the costs > of net.sources.mac, and such like. Possible, but how would it be administered? also: 5. Restructure net connectivity to reduce the number and cost of the long distance connections, replacing them with a greater number of moderate to short distance connections. 6. Have the recieving sites pay for the news as a service provided by the feed site, sort of like paying for cable telivision. >Anyway, lets look at these sorts of things before we destroy too much. YES!! -- Sarima (Stanley Friesen) UUCP: {ttidca|ihnp4|sdcrdcf|quad1|nrcvax|bellcore|logico}!psivax!friesen ARPA: ttidca!psivax!friesen@rand-unix.arpa