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From: fyl@fylz.UUCP (Phil Hughes)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: The Rape of Usenet
Summary: this is amazing
Message-ID: <946@fylz.UUCP>
Date: 24 Dec 89 08:16:15 GMT
References: <2853@dogie.macc.wisc.edu>
Organization: FYL, Seattle, WA
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Let me throw my hat into the ring.  This machine is a Usenet news
site.  There are a few people that pay for the right to use it to
access Usenet.  So, first off, you already have people that pay for
Usenet access.  

I have considered setting up an account that is read-only access to
Usenet.  In other words, the equivalent to the one-way link to GEnie.
Does this make me a horrible person or whatever?

Now, my reason for the read-only access is to protect the net from
users that I don't feel would be an asset to the net.  In other words,
I would not trust them to be a conscientious user.

On the GEnie end, as people on GEnie read stuff on Usenet they may
decide they want write access as well.  This will inspire them to seek
out someone that can provide this service.  And, maybe, they will pay
for it.

What's the problem?
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Phil Hughes - FYL - 8315 Lk City Wy NE - Suite 207 - Seattle, WA 98115
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