From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!woods Newsgroups: net.news Title: Re: USENET Inc - what do YOU think Article-I.D.: hao.397 Posted: Tue Jan 11 17:52:40 1983 Received: Thu Jan 13 04:25:36 1983 References: cbosgd.2952 I don't know what the final solution is, but I do know this: Requiring membership fees of all sites (above and beyond phone bills, of course) will eliminate virtually all non-commercial sites (like us!) from the net. I can't see management of, say, a scientific research organization OKing funds for such a thing, in this day of budget stringency. But what about phone bills? Often these are hidden or not a problem due to FTS or WATS lines, whereas a membership fee is an up-front, "real" cost. This should be borne in mind before membership fees are implemented. GREG ucbvax!hplabs!hao!woods menlo70!hao!woods harpo!seismo!hao!woods decvax!brl-bmd!hao!woods