Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!questor!lclarke From: lclarke@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Lawrence Clarke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Reward for NeXT's response on the net. Message-ID: Date: 24 Jan 91 04:12:22 GMT References: <1991Jan21.142539.1@linus.claremont.edu> Organization: Questor: FREE Usenet News/Internet Mail => +1 604 681.0670 Lines: 33 > NeXT inc., or designated representatives, CANNOT participate on the > USENET. Nor can any other company (i.e. Sun, DEC, HP-Apollo, etc.). > It is a fundamental limitation of the various Networks (NSFNet, > ArpaNet, HEPnet) that they only be used for Education, Research or > Sciencetific communications only. It is a limitation evolving around > the way that most of these networks were initially (and in many cases > still are) are funded. While I'll admit that various newsgroups > stretch these charters from time to time (and in some cases, are not > carried on certain sites for that reason), generally the people who > bend these rules are idividuals and not highly visible public > corperations. > > > Jack Stewart Jack@Hmcvax (Bitnet) > User Support Coordinator, jack@hmcvax.claremont.edu (Internet) > Harvey Mudd College, jack@134.173.4.32 (also Internet) > Claremont, Ca. 91711 714-621-8006 If NeXT cannot participate on internet, how about Compuserve ???? Borland, Microsoft, Lotus, etc. all have areas on Compuserve..... NeXT are you listening ? Don't reply though ..... /==============================================================\ | lclarke@questor.wimsey.bc.ca | c/o TRIUMF Operations | | larry@triumfcl.bitnet | University of B.C. Canada | | Compuserve: 70441,1776 | 4004 Wesbrook Mall | | Phone: +1 604 275-5902 | Vancouver, British Columbia | | FAX: +1 604 275-4184 | Canada V6T 2A3 | \==============================================================/