Xref: utzoo news.admin:15030 news.software.b:8173 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!stan!kucharsk From: kucharsk@solbourne.com (William Kucharski) Newsgroups: news.admin,news.software.b Subject: Re: Really funny jokes being missed Message-ID: <1991Jun7.170325.21301@solbourne.com> Date: 7 Jun 91 17:03:25 GMT References: <1991Jun6.120359.5946@mp.cs.niu.edu> Organization: Solbourne Computer, Inc., Longmont, CO Lines: 13 In article mathew@mantis.co.uk (Giving C News a *HUG*) writes: >So tell me: why is it OK to silently throw away news a person has written, >but not OK to silently throw away mail a person has written? Because mail is generally sent to one person or a specific group of people, not to thousands of sites all over the world. If mail bounces back to you from one site or a group of sites you specifically sent to, that's fine. But I'd rather not have every C News sites send me a mail message. -- | William Kucharski, Solbourne Computer, Inc. | Opinions expressed above | Internet: kucharsk@Solbourne.COM | are MINE alone, not those | uucp: ...!{boulder,sun,uunet}!stan!kucharsk | of Solbourne... | Snail Mail: 1900 Pike Road, Longmont, CO 80501 | "It's Night 9 With D2 Dave!"