BL>> Most software seems to be set up for slip-ppp accounts. UUCP is
BL>> a bit of an orphan... so Paul makes it his first choice! I
BL>> think there's a clue to Paul's mentality in there somewhere.

JG>> ppp/slip is used for connection to systems that are more or
JG>> less permanently connected. uucp is the one of the easiest ways
JG>> to get offline (read cheaper) news reading capabilities. 

BL> Yair, I know that, but slip/ppp is by far the dominant connection,
BL> with UUCP linked into that. 

Who does UUCP over slip/ppp?  I don't believe that is correct.

BL> In fact, I thought that was what Paul
BL> intended: to run a UUCP mail system on the end of his normal ISP
BL> account.

So you'd like to have to set up BOTH slip + uucp instead of just uucp?

BL> Fido was set up to save time online; the Internet is developing the
BL> other way. 

UUCP was set up to save time online too.

BFN.  Paul.
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