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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: UUCP map for u.fra.0 (from comp.mail.maps)
Message-ID: <5117@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 20 Jul 89 18:39:48 GMT
References: <7106@ki4pv.uucp> <1989Jul17.085440.9421@coms.axis.fr> <1989Jul19.120102.19751@coms.axis.fr>
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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In article <1989Jul19.120102.19751@coms.axis.fr>, philip@coms.axis.fr (Philip Peake) writes:
[ a bunch of flames omitted ]
> In the past, people have tried to use them as the basis of junk mailing
> (paper mail) lists.

So have the Usenet maps. In fact they still are used that way. I receive
several 'free' magazines and quite a bit of junk mail because I'm in the
maps. There was some discussion when this started happening, but by and
large people over here don't care.

Anyway, here's why people are flaming you...

> There is no problem with using the maps for the purpose for which they
> were intended - no one will jump on you for that.

You say that, BUT your copyright notice doesn't say that. And given the
way lawyers work, people can't risk breaking your notice... AS IT STANDS.

> The next version of the maps should contain a modified copyright notice
> giving explicit permission to use for e-mail routing.

Better late than never.
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