WOB closed s ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sebastian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [etrade] Etree Abandons Shorten in Favor of MP3
> April Fools bullshit no doubt. > > WOB B&P to first response > http://db.etree.org/salgorf > > s:) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Etree Server Team" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 12:54 PM > Subject: [etrade] Etree Abandons Shorten in Favor of MP3 > > > > In a move sure to raise both applause and alarms throughout the online > > music trading community, etree.org has decided to abandon the lossless > > Shorten (.SHN) compressed audio format in favor of the more popular > > MP3 file. > > > > As reasons for the switch, the etree.org "Server Team" cited bandwidth > > considerations, the loss of a number of key "servers", and the relative > > obscurity of the Shorten format. > > > > "Who are we to stand in the way of progress?" replied server team > > member Jeff Kempka when asked about the switch. "Shorten is > > confusing, the files are huge, and nobody can figure out how to login > > to our servers. MP3 is the wave of the future," Kempka said. Mike > > "The Big Nap" Wren, etree.org co-founder, added "in the end, no one > > can hear the difference between Shorten files made directly from a DAT > > and an MP3 someone made from their 6th-generation cassette recording, > > so we should stop kidding ourselves." > > > > According to a source familiar with the situation, the long-term plan > > is for etree.org to also abandon the current system of FTP servers and > > mailing lists in favor of the highly successful Napster distribution > > network and IRC-based "dcc bots". > > > > --The etree.org Server Team > > > > _______________________________________________ > > etree.org etrade mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To unsubscribe go to: http://mail.etree.org/mailman/listinfo/etrade > > > > Need help? Ask <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ etree.org etrade mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe go to: http://mail.etree.org/mailman/listinfo/etrade Need help? Ask <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
