Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!rutgers!att!cbnews!nrc From: nrc@cbnews.ATT.COM (neal.r.caldwell..ii) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Usenet-->GEnie Message-ID: <12486@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 20 Dec 89 17:56:13 GMT References: Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 35 From article , by cmm1@CUNIXA.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Christopher M Mauritz): > While I think this is a good idea, I am somewhat annoyed that this > arrangement only helps GEnie (a profiteering company) and does naught > for the users of this net. So, even though you personally may get no > benefit from the arrangement, GEnie does and I am therefore against the > practice. I'm sure that the powers that be in Usenet will not be > pleased either. Just my $.02.... > > Chris Mauritz > > ------------------------------+--------------------------- > Chris Mauritz |Where there's a BEER, > cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu |there's a plan. > (c)All rights reserved. | > Send flames to /dev/null |Need I say more? > ------------------------------+--------------------------- I agree whole heartedly! This arrangement puts money into GEnie and does the net absolutely no good. Dave, you've done a lot of good things for the Atari community but please put a stop to this before it goes any further. I wonder if Chris's copyright notice is a good way to stop this sort of thing. Better still, how about something more specific.... >>>>>> No portion of this messsage may be posted to any for-profit <<<<< >>>>>> information service! <<<<< ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Don't drive too slowly." Richard Caldwell AT&T Network Systems nrc@cbnews att!cbnews!nrc (614) 860-2206