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From: iwm@asun3.ic.ac.uk (Ian Moor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: British software
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Date: 15 Sep 88 14:24:57 GMT
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In article <1248@ndsuvax.UUCP>, ncmagel@ndsuvax.UUCP (ken magel) writes:

>     What is the purpose of the announcements of software to be  posted in
> Britain?  Why are these announcements placed in comp.sys.mac?

> If there is no purpose other than to make non-Britishers jealous, please stop!

Now you know how those of us in Europe feel when we see `available by
anonymous FTP from xxx' on a software announcement. I guess that 99% of
European users  cannot easily get such software.