Steven Shelikoff wrote:

Me. I still use UUCP to connect a newsserver on a linux box without
using an internet connection to a newsfeed that has one. The reason for
doing it that way is more political (that I really don't want to get
into) then technical.

If I had to, I'd guess the political arguments are based on security
arguments. I've done weird crap to work around overactive (and usually
misguided and counterproductive) security policies, and this sounds like
just the sort of thing that would enable you to say "Nope, no IP connection
here."

Shawn.