Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!dasys1!rsweeney
From: rsweeney@dasys1.UUCP (Robert Sweeney)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Commercial Newsfeeds (Was: something else)
Message-ID: <6316@dasys1.UUCP>
Date: 8 Sep 88 07:51:54 GMT
References: <5700@ecsvax.uncecs.edu> <6253@gryphon.CTS.COM> <3358@c3pe.UUCP> <5433@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Reply-To: rsweeney@dasys1.UUCP (Robert Sweeney)
Organization: The Big Electric Cat, New York, NY
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In article <5433@killer.DALLAS.TX.US> wisner@killer.Dallas.TX.US (Bill Wisner) writes:
>>Take a look at the monthly statistics.  Three of the highest volume systems
>>are "pay uucp" arrangements - portal.cup.com, dasys (a.k.a. Electric Cat)
>>and killer.
>Characterizing killer as a freeloading, profit-hungry system with
>no concern for the rest of the network is downright wrong. Next time,
>do try to be a bit more careful.

I hope this isn't supposed to imply that systems that charge directly for 
their services are by nature freeloading and profit hungry and all that.
I really don't see what difference it makes where the funding comes from.

For what it's worth, most public access sites seem to contribute more than
their 'share' in terms of goodwill to the net.  Killer's contributions have
already been stated.  Most public access sites are small, but they still
provide such mail and news services to other sites as they are capable of.
The Cat is fairly large, and as we now feed a sizable portion of New York
City and the surrounding area with both news and mail (including a non-
restricted link to UUNET, which is expensive), I think we pull our share.

If someone whose account is being funded for them by some organization would
care to elaborate on why their site is somehow more 'worthy',  I'd be
interested.

/rs


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Robert Sweeney              {sun!hoptoad,cmcl2!phri}!dasys1!rsweeney
Big Electric Cat Public Access Unix (212) 879-9031 - System Operator
"Facts are stupid things." - President Reagan