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From: bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: fidonet
Keywords: fido ease-up
Message-ID: <2704@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU>
Date: 15 Dec 90 06:25:15 GMT
Organization: Ohio University CS Dept., Athens
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Could we please ease up on fido-net bashing. I would like to see
everyone have access to the internet. Portal and Fido are a large
part of the solution to that. Every time we get new users on the 
internet from *any* source mistakes are made. So what!
I feel that everyone needs to take fido-net more seriously.
Couldn't we just as easily make an argument for excluding student
accounts due to hacking, etc. ( there goes my account ) or to shut
out corporate accounts for some other reason. Would anyone be left.
Anyway, if someone makes a mistake and you think they need some advice
offer it but in a constructive way. How they accessed the net should
not affect the tone of the reply.

Bob Church
bchurch@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu

P.S. There is a book about Unix Communications called, oddly enough
"UNIX COMMUNICATION". This book is incredible. If you are going to be
using the internet from any site you should read this book. Even Fido
users could use this since it explains a lot about the different groups
and about "netiquette". It's a painless way to really understand this
means of communication.

UNIX COMMUNICATIONS
ANDERSON, COSTALES, HENDERSON
published by Sams books, the Waite group
ISBN # 0-672-22511-5