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From: gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: For sale: -- GS system
Message-ID: <14980@smoke.brl.mil>
Date: 25 Jan 91 18:14:05 GMT
References: <7355297@ub.cc.umich.edu>
Organization: U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, APG, MD.
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In article <7355297@ub.cc.umich.edu> Tabakal@UB.CC.UMICH.EDU writes:
>Remember: It's the Internet that forms the backbone of "Netland".

Yes, remember that.  Also remember that most of the Internet is
provided at public expense as a technical resource.  Commercial
abuse can result in the plug being pulled.

Even if that were not a concern, it is utterly unethical to
exploit a technical newsgroup for personal profit.  When you
consider that distribution of a "for sale" notice in this group
has an aggregate cost that in some cases exceeds the total value
of the items being sold, it should be clear that it is not a
proper use of this resource.  Only poor citizens who don't care
about the effects of their actions on others would do such a thing.