From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net (Grant Taylor) Date: Fri, 11 May 2018 22:39:03 -0600 Subject: [TUHS] UUCP "bag" files In-Reply-To: <3FA3D7C3-CFD1-4FD3-803A-A93B2F5A6F1D@orthanc.ca> References: <04c44cba-fefe-b5c6-d683-618ed3ddb0cb@spamtrap.tnetconsulting.net> <9D7839FC-A3EB-4211-887D-BCE67229E1D6@orthanc.ca> <3d317540-757f-7a24-941d-b8f0ced91e87@spamtrap.tnetconsulting.net> <5f6aa9eb-d56e-7a42-5d61-53d60ed9eefd@spamtrap.tnetconsulting.net> <3FA3D7C3-CFD1-4FD3-803A-A93B2F5A6F1D@orthanc.ca> Message-ID: <3b2c9232-055f-af38-f94b-8c91702599f5@spamtrap.tnetconsulting.net> On 05/10/2018 10:18 PM, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > Yes, but rnews understood batching from day one. It would have been > insane to execute rnews on each and every article sent across. (I made > that mistake in a config file once; that the remote host didn't completely > die was a testament to CTIX.) That's why every news transport batched > up multiple articles into a single 'uux remote!rnews' job. This existed > from at least the bnews software, and we always called them "news batches" > or similar. Well, I don't know what to say. After a LOT of research, extracting old archives, digging through a LOT of things, I can only come to the conclusion that what have been called "bag" files in the circles that I've traveled in are in fact the output of batcher, thus standard "#! rnews " files. I think part of my confusion was that I was working with using UUCP at the same time to transport files via sneaker net using something similar to batcher / rnews files. I guess I conflated the two things. I'm sorry for the confusion. > There were no "bags." They might not have been a different format (like I thought) but there were most definitely referred to as "bag" files in the circles that I've traveled. I have repeatedly found reference to them, around DNews, and being called "bag" files because of the ".bag" file extension that they had. I haven't been able to find anything to indicate if the nickname came from the file extension or if the file extension came from the nickname. chicken ("bag") <-> egg (.bag extension) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Thank you all for your input. I'm sorry for the confusion. -- Grant. . . . unix || die -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 3982 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature URL: