On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, R. D. Davis wrote:
> Doesn't UUCP over TCP/IP defeat the purpose of having UUCP as an
> independent network? An Internet outage and the UUCP system is
> broken. On the other hand, a UUCP network of systems connected via
> the telephone network could survive an Internet breakdown. Of course,
> back when I worked at AT&T, I was told that there were switches
> installed, by law, in the telephone company central offices, so that
> the U.S. government could order the telephone systems shut down in the
> event of a "national emergency." How nice, Big Brother working hard
> for our tax dollars again... just like the highways that are build not
> for primary purpose of civilian transportation, but to make it easier
> for military vehicles to travel throughout the U.S. and to contain
> people in certain geographic areas (e.g. "beltways"... did you ever
> think about what the real purpose of those "sound barrier" walls is?)
Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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