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From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: BBS software for sale
Message-ID: <2178@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 16-Oct-85 09:49:41 EDT
Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.2178
Posted: Wed Oct 16 09:49:41 1985
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> In article <819@umn-cs.UUCP> goldman@umn-cs.UUCP (Matthew D. Goldman ) writes:
> >In article <1845@brl-tgr.ARPA> gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>) writes:
> >>Hardware and software "for sale" postings are totally
> >>inappropriate.  This is NOT a BBS; it is a newsgroup
> >>that is gatewayed into the Internet, where commercial
> >>solicitation is prohibited.  Please restrain postings
> >>to information exchange.
> >
> >Doug, kindly go soak your cpu in a lake.  I'm a reader who is intrested
> >in for sale postings...
> 
> I think the idea is that "for sale" postings should not be posted to overseas,
> is it not?  (This inference is from the fact that there is a na.forsale group.)
> So if you are going to offer software for sale, just restrict the distribution
> to na.  Or even less, if appropriate.

No, the idea is that it is forbidden to use the Internet, which is
not a "common carrier", for direct commercial gain.  The taxpayers
are footing the bill for it.  Abuse can cause the loss of access
to the Internet.

Also, there are commercial "for sale" channels, many of which
specialize in listing hobbyist computer systems, often for free.
Why make hundreds of UUCP sites pay telephone bills to help you
make a buck, when there are more appropriate ways to sell things?