Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekgvs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!tekcrl!tekgvs!keithe From: keithe@tekgvs.UUCP (Keith Ericson) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Recommendation for Reducing the Number of Tedious Debates on Network Message-ID: <1222@tekgvs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 19:23:18 EDT Article-I.D.: tekgvs.1222 Posted: Thu Sep 19 19:23:18 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 04:44:21 EDT References: <643@alberta.UUCP> <1311@houxm.UUCP> Reply-To: keithe@tekgvs.UUCP (Keith Ericson) Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 25 Summary: In article <1311@houxm.UUCP> hom@houxm.UUCP (H.MORRIS) of AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ writes: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >I would like to request that when a newsgroup you find useful suddenly >becomes inundated... ...that EVERYONE who would like to stop >the debate simply save a copy of the flamer's article and mail it back >to him/her > This takes very little thought or time, and is perfect poetic >justice. It also generates LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of telephone-line-transmitted mail which will be carried by - and provide $$$ benefit to - the originator's employer... (Maybe I'm just *too* cynical?) keith -- Keith Ericson at TekLabs (resident factious factotum) Tektronix, PO 500, MS 58-383 Beaverton OR 97077 (503)627-6042 uucp: [ucbvax|decvax|ihnp4|(and_many_others)]!tektronix!tekgvs!keithe CSnet: keithe@tek ARPAnet: keithe.tek@rand-relay Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com