Xref: utzoo comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d:533 comp.sys.ibm.pc:17010 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!sdrc!diblanch From: diblanch@sdrc.UUCP (Jeff Blanchet) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d,comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: What to do about binaries Keywords: binaries binaries binaries Message-ID: <317@sdrc.UUCP> Date: 6 Jul 88 20:28:29 GMT References: <6010@megaron.arizona.edu> <8749@netsys.UUCP> <3355@bsu-cs.UUCP> <923@pilchuck.Data-IO.COM> Organization: Structural Dynamics Research Corp., Cincinnati Lines: 37 > that (0.7% of the total) for the IBM-PC. Note that the dreaded MacIntosh > binaries are twice the size of the PC and the Amiga is even larger still > (strange considering the size of the relative computer populations). > > Everything NOT under "news/comp/*" ammounts to about 56% of all network > traffic. > > I propose that if we wan't to eliminate all of the useless (i.e. not > contributing to advancement of school or work) traffic, we get rid of > all of the non-computer related newsgroups. I submit for your approval that > to rant an rave about net bandwidth wasted on potentially usefull binaries > while saying nothing about postings on jokes, politics and religion indicates > a rather preverse set of priorities. > > Flame me...... I don't care. I will just chuckle over the thought of someone > wasting yet more bandwidth to refute this. I've a notion that the truely > intelligent will remain silent anyway. > I agree 100% with the above!!!! It is ridiculous that everyone is complaining so much about this. We could start saving alot of space by not arguing over this. Let's just leave things the way the are. If a site doesn't want binaries then don't get it!!! You do not have to get everything!! I hope that all of this stupid arguing ends soon. I am tired of wading through so many articles to get to the ones I want to read. Didn't we just do this not too long ago with binaries?? What will be next?? Jeff Blanchet SDRC Cincinnati Ohio UUCP: uunet!sdrc!diblanch