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From: karl@ddsw1.UUCP (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d,news.admin
Subject: Re: binaries on the net
Summary: Such a group exists
Message-ID: <1115@ddsw1.UUCP>
Date: 28 May 88 02:53:30 GMT
References: <1574@looking.UUCP> <22099@bu-cs.BU.EDU> <392@pan.UUCP> <3083@bsu-cs.UUCP> <1227@ssc.UUCP> <438@encad.Wichita.NCR.COM>
Reply-To: karl@ddsw1.UUCP (Karl Denninger)
Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc., Mundelein, IL
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In article <438@encad.Wichita.NCR.COM> jpederse@encad.UUCP (John Pedersen) writes:
>In article <1227@ssc.UUCP> fyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) writes:
>|>
>|>Here is another proposal: how about a group where you post info about
>|>available binaries.  Availability info would include a blurb about what it
>|>does and a list of ways to get it: Acme BBS, send $3 to Sleazy Software
>|>Phil    uunet!pilchuck!ssc!fyl 
>
>Boy that really opens up some doors,
>maybe that group could be called commercial.advertising
>
>Whats the difference between someone "advertising" a program for a few bucks
>and someone "offering" a program for a few hundred bucks. Or for that matter
>someone "selling" software, hardware, cars, houses, ,..........

Which is exactly what the 'biz' distribution is for.

It's been posted before, so here's it again:

BIZ is a distribution (top-level name) for commercial messages.  'ddsw1' was
the founding point for the distribution.  Although it has not received much
use, 'biz' could easily handle a lot of traffic -- we (and I suspect many of
the other 'biz' sites) have plenty of extra capacity and a willingness to
feed anyone and everyone who can poll us.

The structure is set up such that a site receiving the 'biz' distribution
can easily select which groups are desired; those not wanted simply are not
sent or forwarded.  There is a top-level break for software, hardware, and
computer-related services, as well as provisions for eventual expansion to
cover more than just the computer field.

EMAIL or voice phone for a connection to the 'biz-net'!

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