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Re: 6 months!
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lugnet.starwars
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Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:22:38 GMT
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Matthew Miller wrote:
> Actually mailing a file usually uses more bandwidth, because the file must
> be encoded -- maybe something like a 25% increase. But the main problem is
> server space: when you ftp a file, it goes from the remote site directly to
> your machine. When you mail a file, it bounces amoung mail servers until it
> gets to your ISP, where it eats up disk space until you check your mail.
Doh! Well, retract what I said about email. I should know better, too.
--
Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar
For me: No voyager e-mail please. All snail-mail to Ada, please.
- Posting Binaries to RTL causes flamage... Don't do it, please.
- Stick to the facts when posting about others, please.
- This is a family newsgroup, thanks.
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| (...) Actually mailing a file usually uses more bandwidth, because the file must be encoded -- maybe something like a 25% increase. But the main problem is server space: when you ftp a file, it goes from the remote site directly to your machine. (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-98, to lugnet.starwars)
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