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1 CraigBox 1 [Acronym] for __U__nix to __U__nix __C__opy __P__rotocol
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2 IanMcDonald 3 UUCP was a text-only method of passing files (usually email and UseNet groups) between machines. It was generally used for links that were not permanently connected so that information could be stored and forwarded.
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5 Used to get Internet onto [BBS]es in the early days; dropped when no-one cared.
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2 IanMcDonald 7 Replaced in the most part by permanent links that stayed up.