Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!waikato!canterbury.ac.nz!elec135 From: elec135@canterbury.ac.nz Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: internet Message-ID: <1990Oct21.152613.9466@canterbury.ac.nz> Date: 21 Oct 90 02:26:13 GMT References: <5163@crash.cts.com> Followup-To: news.misc Organization: University of Canterbury Lines: 34 In article , mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) writes: > mlyons@pro-truckstop.cts.com (Handles, SysOp) writes: >> then they put in a new computer, and a change of staff. With that I >> was told in a harsh way, NO!. > That's their right; they don't owe you a newsfeed in any way, shape, > or form. ..[stuff deleted]... > Yeah. If you want a newsfeed so badly, talk to UUNET Communications, > info@uunet.uu.net. Oh, you want one for free? Well, then realize > that nobody has to give one to you, and YOU'RE the one who should be > grateful for the feed -- if you act obnoxious, everybody else is going > to tell you to go somewhere else. > Find someone else, or talk to UUNET. But don't come whining to us; > especially not in comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc, where it obviously doesn't > belong. > Marc Unangst | > mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us | "Bus error: passengers dumped" > ....!umich!leebai!mudos!mju | Marc, your comments don't seem to constitute a positive contribution to this situation. I, personally, can see no reason why a university should not help out a smaller system trying to operate within their community, especially if the cost to them is minimal (which I assume it would be). It would seem that those persons who now run the computing facilities at that university are the ones being, in your words, obnoxious. Perhaps you could suggest why they should not be helpful? Also, you say "don't come whining to us"; this would imply that you represent the majority of users of this news group. Do you believe this to be so? I am certain that there are many who do not agree with you, myself for one. Next time you go to speak on behalf of us all, perhaps you should consider if you are not just dragging us all along to support YOUR views. Regards, Robert Rozee (ROZEE@ELEC.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ)