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From: russ@wpg.UUCP (Russell Lawrence)
Newsgroups: news.admin,news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: use the news
Message-ID: <369@wpg.UUCP>
Date: 4 Mar 88 19:44:48 GMT
References: <1063@hubcap.UUCP>
Organization: WP Group, POB 306, Metairie, LA 70004
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Keywords: expanding news readership



In article <1063@hubcap.UUCP>, hubcap@hubcap.UUCP (Mike Marshall) writes:
> Here I am, the unix admin at a medium sized university, (~14,000) and
> only about 160 people are using the net...
> 
> What kind of novel ideas does anyone have about getting people who aren't 
> already interested in unix/usenet/computers to realize what a powerful
> resource usenet is?  I am not trying to drum up business/traffic on
> usenet because I don't have anything better to do, I just think that it is
> a shame that so many people here are missing out on such an important 
> tool, just because they don't... realize what usenet is.

In metropolitan New Orleans, we have the same problem Mike reports, only 
worse, with only five machines in the entire city on the net and a 
readership numbering less than ten people.  People here are not 
interested in usenet (or unix, for that matter) because they simply 
haven't been exposed to it.  Thanks to those of you who responded to my 
recent pleas for email and news links, we now have broader base 
connections with the outside world.  However, I would be equally 
indebted to anyone who could offer some sales ideas to promote usenet.  
-- 
Russell Lawrence, WP Group, POB 306, Metairie, LA 70004
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