Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!think!ames!killer!pollux!dalsqnt!rpp386!pigs!haugj
From: haugj@pigs.UUCP (The Beach Bum)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Cut off AT&T? (Was: The death of USENET)
Summary: AT&T is more than just USENET.
Message-ID: <165@pigs.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jun 88 23:47:31 GMT
References: <10373@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com> <27.UUL1.3#935@aocgl.UUCP> <270@mjbtn.UUCP>
Organization: Big "D" Home for Wayward Hackers
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In article <270@mjbtn.UUCP>, root@mjbtn.UUCP (Mark J. Bailey) writes:
> True!  The Usenet population is not dumb.  Some won't care, others aren't
> in a position to be involved, BUT others will definitely catch on.  I don't
> think anyone wants to fight or argue with AT&T.  There are always effects
> to causes, and sometimes they aren't clear up front.  Hind sight IS 20/20.

Yes.  And next time I add phone lines, AT&T will not be the long distance
carrier.  It's time to start being CHEAP about long distance service, the
same way AT&T is being CHEAP about USENET and UUCP.

(signed) Another dissatisfied AT&T customer.
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 The Beach Bum                                 Big "D" Home for Wayward Hackers
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