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From: henry@mit-trillian.MIT.EDU (Henry Mensch)
Newsgroups: net.news.sa,net.news.adm,net.wanted
Subject: Re: Looking for information on PUBLIC ACCESS USENET sites ...
Message-ID: <897@mit-trillian.MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 22-Jul-86 18:43:12 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 22 18:43:12 1986
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In article <935@tekig5.UUCP> petel@tekig5.UUCP (Pete Lancashire) writes:
>Now I even have to question the future of USENET, what do the big sites
>think of public access ? I as a paying customer at Tektronix and soon at
>home (not only a node but as one who will be feeding at least 4 other
>sites) just can't feel at ease with the local cbbs type junk that could
>end up on the net, it's bad enough now.

Who are you to tell others that they can only permit certain people to
use their hardware and software?  In my opinion, there are more bimbos
on the net now from *non* public sites than I've ever noticed from
public access sites.

Many of these public access sites *charge* for access to their site as
a timesharing system; Usenet simply happens to be a perquisite.  Many
of these users who *pay* for their access *don't* post because they
feel the cost *directly*!  Do *you* pay Tektronix for your access on
tekig5, Pete?

These sites have existed for *years* with no problems.  They advertise
once in net.newsite, and that's it!

I want to understand how you think the net will get any worse than
what it is now?  Presuming that I do compile the list, and the
moderators of mod.newslists think that it's an appropriate thing to
have around, who's going to see the list?  PEOPLE ALREADY ON THE NET!
This list will be useful to those who (a) are leaving their home site
and want a place to get mail and news, or (b) prefer to keep their
private postings and mail separate from their work-related ones.  At
least one site that I worked at required this type of distinction
between postings *as a matter of official policy*.  

If this message sounds heated, it's only because it is.  Once public
access site I know of feeds mail and news to half of Illinois!  I don't
see the problems ...

Mail flamage to me directly; don't bother these poor folk with it.  
Follow-ups will get sent to net.followup.

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