On 05/10/2018 08:25 AM, Chet Ramey wrote:
> Yes. Bag files are a file format used to transfer news via uucp,
> popularized by dnews. I think they originated with satellite news systems.
This seems to be exactly the topic that I'm asking about.
Unfortunately it doesn't hint at why the files are called "bag" files.
Totally hazarding a guess, but I'd imagine the etymology comes from a news bag, as in the thing slung over the should and hauled around by the neighborhood kid who delivers newspapers in the morning (that holds the to-be-delivered news).
- Dan C.