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Subject: ARPANet policy question - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 16-Dec-83 00:24:12 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 16 00:24:12 1983
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uokvax!andree    Dec  6 09:30:00 1983

The following is a policy question directed to the person
currently runing the ARPANet lists info-micro & info-cpm.
I can't find his net address (or name, for that matter), so
I am posting it to the net. Besides which, the reply may be of
general interest.

I just ordered a rather neat piece of hardware for my system,
and am expecting delivery sometime next month. I think this
hardware is of general enough interest that I am going to post
a description to the net when the hardware arrives.

In the process of buying the hardware, I discovered that I
can get a `finders fee' for directing people back to the
company I bought it from.

The (probably obvious) question: would appending a request
that people seriously interested in buying the thing give
me a phone number to pass on to the company (so I can get
the finders fee) be a violation of ARPANet policy?

I am assuming that USENET policy will follow ARPANet policy in
this case. I am interested in any comments on this, but will
follow the lead of the info-micro/info-cpm moderator.

	Thanx,
	<mike