Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!mtune!mtund!newton
From: newton@mtund.ATT.COM (Newton Lee)
Newsgroups: news.misc
Subject: Re: Bell Labs Star Trek Club
Summary: Logical Reasons
Keywords: Star Trek drek from AT&T
Message-ID: <1043@mtund.ATT.COM>
Date: 2 Sep 88 20:26:19 GMT
References: <1040@mtund.ATT.COM> <2826@mind.UUCP>
Distribution: na
Organization: AT&T ISL Middletown NJ USA
Lines: 31

In article <2826@mind.UUCP>, greg@mind.UUCP (greg Nowak) writes:
> Just what we'd expect from the new att, eh? First, they don't pass on
> third party email, and now this "overgrown leaf node" decides that
> since the att groups don't reach everyone they want to, they'll waste
> space on non-att machines to get the word out ONLY to att people. 
> Cross-posted to soc.singles,soc.women,rec.arts.sf-lovers,rec.arts.tv,
> and rec.arts.movies, no less.  I've had it. Any company this twisted
> doesn't need my business. I'm switching to MCI.
> (and will somebody please crosspost this to att.general or wherever
> for me so they can see it?)

Mr. Greg Nowak:

I am sorry to have annoyed you. However, cross-posting to soc.singles,
soc.women, rec.arts.sf-lovers, rec.arts.tv, and rec.arts.movies seems to
be a logical way to reach Bell Labs people (singles, women, science
fiction fans, tv and movies lovers) who do not read att.wanted regularly.
Moreover, I specified the message to be restricted to the New Jersey
area when I used the UNIX command "postnews".  By the way, when the
Star Trek Club is officially formed, outsiders (non-AT&T's) may be allowed
to join the Club.

It seems illogical to select a long-distance phone company based on
netnews.  I would do business with a company based on its service and
cost of goods.  If you insist on switching to MCI, you're welcome to.
However, let me remind you that Bell Labs has always been making a lot
of contributions to the society for the past 100 years.  Your business
with AT&T would mean providing us some little money to help continue
our mission.

Newton Lee