JSHIN@HAMPVMS.BITNET (Is PShirley getting married bare-footed?) (02/12/91)
Hi! Could we refrain from posting source codes and really long messages on the list? Here is a reason: For those of us who subscribe to Info-cpm via BITNET, the messages get "compiled" into a digest every day. That is, instead of many messages trickling in, we get "chunks" of messages ALL AT ONCE, sorted by alphabet. That is, if you send a 8K message with a subject that begins with "A," we can't get to the next message until about a minute of scrolling later. Which brings to the next reason: Many of us are "poor amateurs" making do with whatever we come across. I.E., we often don't have a 9600 baud modem hooked up at work via dedicated lines... Until few days ago I was using a 300 baud modem, but even at 1200 or 9600, for that matter, scrolling through message you don't want to get to something with a VERY interesting topic (often beginning with Z-...) is not that fun. Do this instead: direct your messages to people who requested it (try not to use "reply" features of your mailer) or post a "notice" saying what is available and how to contact you. Thanks!!! :-) -John P.S. This is generally not a problem as compared to, say, info-IBMPC, or games-L where lots of endless discussions take place every day. I am not the most networkically responsible person, but here's my penny's worth. P.P.S. This is a long message, too, but it seemed "general" enough. If you disagree, you know where to get me: NOT info-cpm, but JSHIN@HAMPVMS.bitnet