Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2114 mails)

[Druid <marcio.ferreira@xxxxxxxxx>]

may those people use webmail

On 9/9/07, Michael Skiba <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 9. September 2007 03:02:18 schrieb Randall R Schulz:
> > On Saturday 08 September 2007 16:53, Kai Ponte wrote:
> > > On Saturday 08 September 2007 16:46, Doug McGarrett wrote:
> > > > Isn't this enough, already?  What a waste of bandwidth!
> > > > --doug
> > >
> > > Yeah, I agree.
> > >
> > > The limited bandwidth we have
> >
> > Limited bandwidth? Surely you jest. Even if every person with an
> > Internet connection subscribed to OpenSUSE@xxxxxxxxxxxx, this drivel
> > would remain an infinitesimal portion of the data traffic on the
> > Internet.
> >
> > Face it, all these "bandwidth" arguments, when applied to email lists,
> > are utterly false. The internet traffics in digital media (audio and
> > video) on a grand scale. A smattering of moronic "yo' mamma" traffic on
> > one email distribution list is miniscule just by comparison to the spam
> > traversing the 'Net.
> Uhm.. afaik we're talking about analog modem users, those with 56k or even
> lower, who have to wait a few minutes till they've all their mails ;)
>
> (yes they still exist)
>
> Greetings
> Michael
>
>
>
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