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From: meulenbr@cstw68.prl.philips.nl (Frans Meulenbroeks)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: compuserve gateway ??
Message-ID: <1233@prles2.prl.philips.nl>
Date: 14 Mar 90 08:39:39 GMT
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Reply-To: meulenbr@cst.prl.philips.nl (Frans Meulenbroeks)
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Ok, Ok. got it.
I've no problems with public access Usenet systems or with uunet/portal
and whatever systems there are. Generally speaking I've not much
problems if my mail is gatewayed into another mail service, provided
that the gateway is bidirectional, and that people also can get back to
me. 

I don't know exactly how things like CompuServe or Genie operate.
Maybe that caused the problem. If someone just subscribes to
comp.os.minix or one of the mailing lists and can send replies back
that's no problem with me.
What I do not like is that someone takes my stuff and makes $$ of it.

An example: I really dislike large clubs which have a large archive of
PD software, and will give you a copy for say $ 5,-- + shipping.
To me this means that someone is making money of my labour which I
don't like. To them a disk is maybe $ 1,--. Add another buck for the
copying and maintaining the archive and that's it to me.

There is *absolutely* no problem in passing any of my stuff around for
free.

I hope this is clear. I think I'm a little mislead. Sorry.
Since this discussion really does not belong here, and I initially
started it, I would suggest to close this topic.

Frans Meulenbroeks        (meulenbr@cst.philips.nl)
	Centre for Software Technology
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