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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: Live News & Professional Electronic Publications in USENET Format
Message-ID: <4509@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 12 Jun 89 15:25:33 GMT
References: <3492@looking.on.ca> <356@ubbs-nh.MV.COM> <4496@ficc.uu.net> <357@ubbs-nh.MV.COM>
Organization: Xenix Support
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In article <357@ubbs-nh.MV.COM>, noel@ubbs-nh.MV.COM (Noel B. Del More  Nashua) writes:
> In article <4496@ficc.uu.net> peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes:
> >And there's NOTHING wrong with using the network for your personal gain.
> >Telebit, AT&T, and so on do it all the time without being flamed.

> I find nothing wrong with making an announcement concerning a new
> commercial product in the appropriate group(s)...

I interpreted your message as being about ClariNet, not about the advertising
thereof. Yes, advertising outside of comp.newprod is wrong, since it violates
the legal niceties for ham radio links, as well as for some of the internet
carriers. But that's a seperate issue.
-- 
Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation.

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