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From: flaps@utcs.uucp (Alan J Rosenthal)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: BBS software for sale
Message-ID: <927@utcs.uucp>
Date: Sat, 19-Oct-85 12:34:42 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct 19 12:34:42 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 19-Oct-85 13:22:38 EDT
Reply-To: flaps@utcs.UUCP (Alan J Rosenthal)
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Summary: 

In article <2178@brl-tgr.ARPA> gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>) writes:
>> 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.

What precisely out of this large usenet network is the "Internet"?  And why are
there no objections to the forsale newsgroup then, which is used exclusively
for direct commercial gain?
I am being serious not sarcastic, I have nothing to sell personally so it is
an academic question for me.

		Signed,
			Confused.