From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!duke!mcnc!ikonas!mcm
Newsgroups: net.news
Title: Using netnews to reply
Article-I.D.: ikonas.17
Posted: Fri Jun 18 10:34:54 1982
Received: Sun Jun 20 06:09:23 1982



I think there is too much traffic on the net answering other
people's questions via netnews.  I thought that mail should be
used for replies, not netnews.  The only time I would use netnews
for a reply would be if I could not reach the contributor via mail.
I get tired of reading what DSW stands for, what western-in-space
Sean Connery was in, and other such drivel.  The many replies
waste disk space, transmission time, and in some cases, real money.
If you are interested in someone else's query, you can always ask
them to send you the results via mail.

If you agree with me, let me know via mail, NOT netnews.  If I get
ust
those listening to net.news.

		Mike Mitchell
		ucbvax!decvax!duke!mcnc!ikonas!mcm