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From: joel@gould9.UUCP (Joel West)
Newsgroups: net.decus
Subject: Re: digtal employee's mail addresses
Message-ID: <238@gould9.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 26-Dec-85 14:04:00 EST
Article-I.D.: gould9.238
Posted: Thu Dec 26 14:04:00 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Dec-85 01:13:14 EST
References: <1788@cornell.UUCP> <14700001@convexs>
Organization: CACI, Inc. -- La Jolla, Calif.
Lines: 34
Summary: limited e-mail ok

In article <14700001@convexs>, hosking@convexs.UUCP writes:
> > You also mentioned that we should send a copy of SPRs directly to 
> > the Ultrix group when we either submit the paper form or call TSC.
> > I like the idea. Would you like to set up a seperate userid to
> > receive such electronic SPRs?

> This  would seem to be getting far too close to the idea of commercial use
> of the net.  We had considered using generic usenet email for
> this, but rejected the idea because we didn't want to use the net for
> blatantly commercial purposes.  Instead, we have
> direct uucp links to many of our customers, with phone support available for
> those who wish (for whatever reason) not to connect their machines to the
> UUCP world.

This site is paying to pass mod.computers.sun, and net.decus, even
though it is neither.  We pass others e-mail and vice versa.

I think it is a GOOD idea to use the net to pass low-volume e-mail for bug
reports.  However, it is incumbent on the vendor to make sure that
this isn't abused, by setting up direct UUCP links and/or regional
mail gathering by willing (Ultrix) sites for insertion via direct UUCP
links as the volume increases.  If you're a purist, the first
report from a new site contains, via return mail, the direct uucp
login to use in the future.

There is nothing that requires that the uucp mail carries NOT ONE
SINGLE FOR PROFIT WORD.  A little common sense and use of the golden
rule -- mail through others as you would have them mail through you--
is in order here.
-- 
	Joel West	 	(619) 457-9681
	CACI, Inc. Federal, 3344 N. Torrey Pines Ct., La Jolla, CA  92037
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