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From: dave@soph.UUCP (Dave Brownell)
Newsgroups: net.news.stargate
Subject: Re: Need for Stargate screening?
Message-ID: <147@soph.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 14:18:45 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 15 14:18:45 1985
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Organization: Enmasse Computer Corp., Acton, Mass.
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In article  rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) writes:

> ...
> What is this stuff about the people who pay the bills having the say?
> ...
> For myself, I feel that perhaps 10 to 20 percent of my account for
> usenet and similar activities (e.g., electronic mail, games)(note
> seemingly strange admixture) is quite reasonable.
> ...

The crux of the matter is that even just 10% of a $5000 account is a
sizable sum, and whoever gives the money in the first place (employer,
university, etc.) has the right to say they don't want their money
spent that way.  USENET costs -- disk blocks, phone bills, and
employee time -- are beginning to be accounted for.

Some people are reacting to news of Stargate like kings used to react
to messengers with bad tidings, pretending that by killing the
messenger the bad news will go away.  It's time to face some facts
about where USENET may have to go.
-- 

	Dave Brownell
	EnMasse Computer Corporation
	enmasse!dave@Harvard.ARPA
	{genrad,harvard}!enmasse!dave