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From: hes@ecsvax.UUCP (Henry Schaffer)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Causes on the net...
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Date: Wed, 4-Sep-85 16:10:07 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep  4 16:10:07 1985
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> Does USENET exist to provide "free or cheap" conduits for any and
> all groups that might desire to "piggyback" their operations onto the
> net. ...
> --Lauren--
  Perhaps these groups do not realize how easily they could us
ordinary bulletin board/telephone call technology to serve their
needs.  (An inexpensive hard disk pc, remote bulletin board software,
a 1200/300 modem, and a phone line - let people call in during low
rate times if they want to economize.)  
  It would be a fully appropriate use of USENET (in my opinion) to
have someone post an article in, e.g., net.politics, giving the
telephone number of such a system for the information of all USENET
readers.
  The right-wing-hate-groups apparently have had such systems going
for some time.  Certainly the peace groups could do the same- and
get something done without all the debate ... over USENET.
--henry schaffer