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From: jer@peora.UUCP (J. Eric Roskos)
Newsgroups: net.mail
Subject: Re: Mail routing -- problems showing up
Message-ID: <1383@peora.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 13:31:25 EDT
Article-I.D.: peora.1383
Posted: Mon Jul 29 13:31:25 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 2-Aug-85 05:47:47 EDT
References: <3018@nsc.UUCP> <9362@ucbvax.ARPA>
Organization: Perkin-Elmer SDC, Orlando, Fl.
Lines: 46

> THINK NAMESERVER.
> THINK DOMAIN.

Think of the following letter, one day in your mail...

     Dear Mail Administrator,

     Due to escalating costs, our site is no longer able to continue
     its policy of serving as a no-charge nameserver.  Our management
     has decreed that we must begin operating in a self-supporting
     mode within 6 months.  Therefore, although you have been routing
     all your mail through us for the past year, we must discontinue
     providing this service to you on a no-charge basis.

     However, in cooperation with the 5 other sites serving as
     nameservers in the US, [we have formed a new, non-profit
     organization / who, fortunately, are all owned by Acme
     Communications, Inc], we have arranged to continue to provide
     this invaluable service for the low cost of only $x.xx/minute
     connect time.  We know you will find this low-cost, convenient
     service of great benefit in keeping your organization's
     communication in step with our fast-paced world.

     You may also want to speak to our salesman, Joe Smith, about
     our new line of computers, terminals, and communication devices,
     especially optimized to UUCP communications; or our PC software,
     which simplifies communication with our powerful new mailer,
     HooplaDooBee, available for the low licensing fee of only $xx,xxx.xx.

Now, this may in fact become necessary.  It may be inevitable.  But it's
an eventuality you have to bear in mind, when you start to move more and
more towards centralized mail delivery sites.  It's how CSnet works now.

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Disclaimer: the above is all science fiction, and it should not be
believed for a moment.  It certainly probably has nothing to do with my
company's opinion.
-- 
Shyy-Anzr:  J. Eric Roskos
UUCP:       ..!{decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!vax135!petsd!peora!jer
US Mail:    MS 795; Perkin-Elmer SDC;
	    2486 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL 32809-7642

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