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From: rcc9885@ultb.isc.rit.edu (R.C. Costello)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Usenet-->GEnie
Message-ID: <1816@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
Date: 21 Dec 89 13:46:41 GMT
References: <CMM.0.88.630161342.cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu> <12486@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: rcc9885@ultb.isc.rit.edu (R.C. Costello)
Organization: Information Systems and Computing @ RIT, Rochester, New York
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In article <12486@cbnews.ATT.COM> nrc@cbnews.ATT.COM (neal.r.caldwell..ii) writes:
>
>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 think you are looking at this the wrong way!!  So what if GEnie is
a profit orientented business.  If you want to put up you own UUCP
site its going to cost you $$$.  You would most likely then pass this
charge on to anyone who uses your system.  They get USENET out of the
deal and you get money for up-keep.  

Why is it that everyone has to get something from something.  Why can't
you except the fact that this link will give you the ability to Email
to MANY MANY more people.  In turn, they get to read comp.sys.atari.st,
where all the techie stuff is (ha! :) )

I don't see how effects anyone single person in anyway other than allowing them
a wider communication area.  Now I will be able to send mail to a friends
in Cape Cod and Connecticut FREE of CHARGE for me.  Of course they have to
pay, but oh well.  I don't see how you can look at this link any different
than the link you are using.

The only thing I would change is allow them to post to USENET, maybe mail
to some spooler that will post the message instead of mailing it..

I've been QUIETLY reading USENET for 2 1/2 years now, and have found it not
to be as HIGH tech (ST gurus) as its made out to be.  I have found it
to be a GREAT source of information however, but only becuase I have had
the ability to MAIL my questions to someone at DC Utilities (Thanks guys!) or
some on at Atari, and now, Dave Small.

I think you all just want something for nothing!

Dave, its a GREAT Idea, and I hope you get mail working SOON! 
 
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