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From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton)
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Subject: Re: WARNING Re: UUCP Network Directory
Message-ID: <789@cbosgd.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 3-Jan-84 17:33:14 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan  3 17:33:14 1984
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus
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Lindsay did indeed overreact a bit, but he doesn't know Rick like I do.
There are good points and bad points about Rick's directory proposal.

First off, I should emphasize that you should (a) not include other
people without asking their permission (it would certainly violate AT&T
company policy for me to give out a list of employees), (b) don't list
yourself unless you want to be listed in the directory.  If you want to
make it easy for people to find you, list yourself, if you want to remain
anonymous, don't.

Second, I can assure you that his "don't call me, I'll call you" policy
is a temporary hardware problem.  He has only four conductors going into
the building, and one of them is being used for another phone line, leaving
him with one line to use for both voice and dialup and dialout.  It's just
going to take awhile for the phone company to run in more wire.  The line
is used for voice during the day and dialout during certain times at night.
We have our L.sys configured to call only between certain hours, if you
really want to call him you can probably work out a similar arrangement.

Finally, Rick Kiessig has been a part of Usenet for years, and was an
active participant on the ARPANET in the days when it was the only true
network.  He's an OK person.  However, I do want to make sure that everyone
understands that Rick has started a money making venture, and he will be
selling the directories he publishes for money.  The UUCP map effort (which
is currently getting organized) being undertaken by Rob Kolstad, Karen
Summers-Horton, and some other good people, will be cooperating with Rick,
and we'll be sharing data between us freely.  Rick will in essence be
adding value to the UUCP map.

	Mark Horton