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At 08:43 AM 6/17/96 -0400, Declan B. McCullagh wrote: >I believe we used the term "email exploder" instead of "mailing list," >particularly in cross-examination and closing arguments, to convey the >idea that such a device is often used for conversation, not just one-way >communication. Was this term invented during the hearings or has anyone heard of it before? DCF
Duncan Frissell writes: > At 08:43 AM 6/17/96 -0400, Declan B. McCullagh wrote: > > >I believe we used the term "email exploder" instead of "mailing list," > >particularly in cross-examination and closing arguments, to convey the > >idea that such a device is often used for conversation, not just one-way > >communication. > > Was this term invented during the hearings or has anyone heard of it before? It is not common, but it used to be used in the early days a lot. I don't think I've heard it much since '85 or so. Perry
>>>>> "Perry" == Perry E Metzger <perry@piermont.com> writes: Perry> Duncan Frissell writes: >> At 08:43 AM 6/17/96 -0400, Declan B. McCullagh wrote: >> >> >I believe we used the term "email exploder" instead of "mailing list," >> >particularly in cross-examination and closing arguments, to convey the >> >idea that such a device is often used for conversation, not just one-way >> >communication. >> >> Was this term invented during the hearings or has anyone heard of it before? Perry> It is not common, but it used to be used in the early days a lot. I Perry> don't think I've heard it much since '85 or so. The term is used commonly in the Linux community due to the vger.rutgers.edu bottleneck most of the development mailing lists go through. There's too much volume for one machine to handle, so exploders are used to relay outgoing email by domain name. This has to mean that the subscriber list is distributed via the exploders, though I'm not familiar with exactly how they're doing it. At any rate, the way they are used put it in direct contradiction to Declan's quote above, since they are *only* used as a broadcast mechanism. -- steve@miranova.com baur Unsolicited commercial e-mail will be proofread for $250/hour. Andrea Seastrand: For your vote on the Telecom bill, I will vote for anyone except you in November.
I've heard and used mail exploder before. Usually it's with the connotations of a piece of software or equipment, rather than a list of names - they're not synonyms. Simon On Mon, 17 Jun 1996, Duncan Frissell wrote: > At 08:43 AM 6/17/96 -0400, Declan B. McCullagh wrote: > > >I believe we used the term "email exploder" instead of "mailing list," > >particularly in cross-examination and closing arguments, to convey the > >idea that such a device is often used for conversation, not just one-way > >communication. > > Was this term invented during the hearings or has anyone heard of it before? > > DCF > >