jim@oswald.UUCP (03/31/87)
In article <283@mcdchg.UUCP> heiby@mcdchg.UUCP (Ron Heiby) writes: [responding to the suggestion that Stargate carry the full Usenet feed] >The last thing I need is a high bandwidth trash chute into my machine. If Stargate carried the full Usenet, no one would hold a gun to your head and force you to carry all the news. You could choose to accept only moderated groups, for example, and throw the rest of the news in the bit bucket. Yet these 'trash' groups would benefit you, by increasing the Stargate subscriber base. If Stargate were an integral part of the Usenet transport system, every Usenet node would be a potential subscriber. Stargate's current plan, to make their very own, new, improved news network, is a much chancier affair. I wish them luck; it just saddens me that they won't be part of Usenet. -- Jim Olsen ...!{decvax,lll-crg,mit-eddie,seismo}!ll-xn!oswald!jim