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From: canada@crash.cts.com (Diane Barlow Close)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: USENET -> GEnie uplink now working
Keywords: usenet,genie,gadgets,uplink,messages
Message-ID: <935@crash.cts.com>
Date: 19 Dec 89 22:24:53 GMT
References: <15097@well.UUCP>
Reply-To: canada@crash.cts.com (Diane Barlow Close)
Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA
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In article <15097@well.UUCP> dsmall@well.UUCP (David Small) writes (now
much edited):
->
->	It's time to announce that there is now a working uplink
->from USENET to GEnie. Each note posted into comp.sys.atari.st is sorted
->by topic, and uploaded to "Category 10" of the Gadgets RT on GEnie.
->
->	The link is one way. GEnie makes its living selling information
->bases to the public, and doesn't want them downloaded and distributed freely.
->
->	I wanted to let you know to prevent invading anyone's privacy.
->
->	Finally, yes, Gadgets does make a percentage of connect time people
->spend in it on GEnie. However, before anyone starts talking about how we're
->.... I personally am making nothing on this.
->
->	If anyone feels this is wrong, I'll be more than happy to listen and
->if convinced, drop the link. 

Hmmm, I don't think this is very fair to the Usenet community, and I, for
one, object to Usenet being used in such a commercial way.  I have no
objection to two-way *mail* links, but I seriously object to all my
postings appearing on GEnie or other commercial networks.  I think,
perhaps, the Usenet ``etiquette'' gods may have something to say about all
this as well.

What I object to the most is the fact that the link is one way (and will
stay that way due to GEnie's commercial nature).  I don't like Usenet being
``raped'' to supply GEnie's commercial pockets.  If GEnie is that ``tapped
out'' for knowledge that they are desperate enough to plunder Usenet, then
perhaps GEnie should be disbanded.
-- 
Diane Barlow Close
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