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From: hollen@spot.megatek.uucp (Dion Hollenbeck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: for sale ... ad nauseam
Message-ID: <463@megatek.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jan 89 21:07:11 GMT
References: <1259@raybed2.UUCP>
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From article <1259@raybed2.UUCP>, by rgc@raybed2.UUCP (RICK CARLE):
> In article <6803@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>, dunno@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Joyce Hicks) writes:
>> It is getting a little bit ridiculous seeing all the FOR SALE ad for various
>> soft/hard ware in the 'COMP.SYS.IBM.PC' newsgroup...
> 
> Agreed: "for sale" belongs in a separate group or in local distribution.
> But the sender probably wanted to hit this audience and not everyone can
> restrict distribution.  I suspect you're frustrated by the incredible
> volume of this newsgroup (I am) and that you're striking out at the
> first good target.
> 	Rick Carle, rgc@raybed2.ray.com

Perhaps using a better newsreader will solve this kind of problem.
I am using 'vn' and it allows me to scan a maximum number of news groups
and articles with a minimum amount of time.  I am very glad that the
traffic is so high in this group as it produces a great deal of very
useful information.  Any newsgroup is going to have a certain amount
of chaff, but this seems to be rather the low end of the amount of
good information available.

	Dion Hollenbeck             (619) 455-5590 x2814
	Megatek Corporation, 9645 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA  92121

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