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From: tshea@vax1.mankato.msus.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0beta availability
Message-ID: <1991Apr26.225812.499@vax1.mankato.msus.edu>
Date: 27 Apr 91 04:58:12 GMT
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In article <1991Apr25.045944.25966@cs.uow.edu.au>, u8902741@cs.uow.edu.au (Kiddie) writes:
> kushner@ux5.lbl.gov (Gary Kushner) writes:
> 
>>Why doesn't someone leave a message to the sysop asking if a posting to
>>an anonymous ftp site would be allowed.  Repeated downloads of 18MB at
>>9600 baud seems like a waste of money.
> 
> This sounds like a good idea to me as calling for 18Mb at 2400bps
> from Australia would probably cost a little too much for a student
> Whats the reason for this policy ? It doesnt make too much sense to me
> see ya
> -- 
>  _--_|\      Kevin Withnall   3:712/206.0>Fidonet

I think you should somewhat limit the number of people that get hold of betas. 
Betas of System 7.0 for the Mac were spread around quite a bit and you get
these idiots that complain that their specific application doesn't work and
demand to know why there isn't a update or why Apple made it incompatable.