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From: sschneider@pro-exchange.cts.com (The RainForest BBS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: GEnie Apple 2 / ShrinkIt
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Date: 9 Feb 89 04:17:18 GMT
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Just logged off GEnie. Seems that the Librarian there (A2.DEAN) deemed the new
packing/compression program ShrinkIt too radical for the system. I didn't copy
his mail to me on the refusal to release the file to the system but he
objected to the fact that since GEnie couldn't (wouldn't) support it, why
bother leaving it where it could be accessed by someone that might actually
like using it better than BLU which is their "standard"... I can not believe
that a supposedly "open" forum on Apple IIs would reject new programming of
ANY LEGITIMENT TYPE regardless of whether it was a standard they were using or
not. I've seen the garbage in the Apple II area there which except for a few
GREAT programs by Glen and a few others, mostly consists of FONTS, GAMES,
MUSIC, PICTURES... God forbid a program that actually does something be
allowed to be validated and co-exist. 

In short... those that may have tried to obtain ShrinkIt from GEnie after I
left a message here that I had uploaded it, I apologize. I did my part...
unfortunately they could care less.... and they just lost my business.

/steve
system manager

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