Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!jtsv16!blister!beltrix!peters Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent Subject: Re: WNEWS 3.0 - Someone suggested not to post it From: peters@beltrix.UUCP (Peter Sleggs) Message-ID: References: <1991Apr22.205411.15316@jrix.radig.de> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 91 10:30:43 EDT Organization: Bellatrix Systems Mississauga, ONT Canada joachim@jrix.radig.de (Joachim Riedel) writes: > Hello, > > I once had the idea (article: Posting sources - experiences and thoughts) > that the posting of sources should be announced early so the posting can > be prevented. I announced WNEWS 3.0 and now got one of these mails. > > --- Name of sender intentionally left blank - Fire Department J.R. --- > > First of all, I appreciate your porting efforts. They're useful. > > However, I don't think that you should post the sources. Here's why: > You should be able to use a Mail server to access an ftp site. I am > enclosing another message (that was posted to comp.os.coherent) about > how to do this. As a leaf node I have problems with mail servers --- My upstream sites who are kind enough to feed me mail will not permit any regular use of these services, as they have been abused by indeviduals recently. The restriction is placed on them by the sites who pay the costs to get the mail from across the border in the USA. sources posted dont seem to bother them at all (so far) SO.... POST THEM. peter {blister|torag|skypod}!beltrix!peters or peters@torag.uucp OR as a last resort lsuc!canrem!peter.sleggs