On Wed, 6 May 1998 20:32:35 +0100, John Coulthard wrote:
Sorry to butt in on this fascinating conversation, but...
>J (on NHSnet): Because it is faster
There is no evidence.
>, more reliable
The evidence is to the contrary. I've had more mail to NHSnet
destinations bounce in few weeks than several years of using Internet
SMTP mail ;-)
> will still be here in 10 years
Wishful thinking. The NHS itself might not be here in 10 years ;-)
>never mind 10 months. See the Economist article of a couple of months ago
>about the survival rate of ISPs.
Donno about the Economist. I do know, however, that outfits like
Demon and UUnet have been around for few more years longer than NHSnet
delivering, on the whole, satisfactory service to millions of users
day in day out.
>JC: Well you asked, it is all about Body Part 14 and 15 of the X.400
>message. X.400 does not handle proprietary attachments that well, it
>will do,
Yeah, yeah, Heard that one 3 years ago!
>JC: I agree, will a PCG be complex organisation? 200 plus employees
>100,000 patients?
No.
Sorry, carry on chaps :-)
Ahmad
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