11 Mar 96 19:01, imb{at}asstdc.scgt.oz.au wrote to Paul Edwards:

 > : What decade would you forsee the Internet reaching the dizzy
 > : heights of compressed mail?

 > Compression is always optional and has been for years. However, the
 > penalty is that you then cannot use NNTP's ability to reject individual
 > articles (messages) that you've seen before. You receive them and ignore
 > them locally.

Why doesn't NNTP compress articles individually?  (Or does/can it?)

Regards
Andrew

--- Msgedsq/2 3.30