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From: frodo@wcom.UUCP (Jim Scardelis)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: To: persons offended by ucla-cs!alex
Message-ID: <133@wcom.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 21:19:03 EDT
Article-I.D.: wcom.133
Posted: Wed Jun 26 21:19:03 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 28-Jun-85 02:03:14 EDT
References: <1666@amdahl.UUCP> <131@ucla-cime.UUCP> <2896@nsc.UUCP> <283@phri.UUCP>
Organization: Warner Computer Systems - Saddle Brook, NJ
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> >> 	Well I'm glad to see that someone out there is stupid enough to
> >> start giving out system administrator's addresses.
> 
> 	If anybody at phri does something to offend you, write to me
> (address below) and I'll look into it; that's my job!
> 

	Ditto with wcom (all three of my users!)....write to me.

> 
> 	People on my system are trying to do real work.  Why should they
> have to contend with toilet paper for disk space, CPU time, and dial-in
> lines (not to mention phone bills), when THEY are the ones footing the
> bill?  I couldn't justify keeping rogue on my system; I may not be able to
> justify news either if it comes to that.
> 
> 	The comp center where I went to college doesn't get news because
> the director says most of it is just computerized CB radio (he's a ham, so
> I guess this is about as insulting as you can get).  Contrary to his
> advice, I started getting news when I got my own site to run.  It's
> starting to look like he is still making wiser decisions than I am.
> -- 
> allegra!phri!roy (Roy Smith)
> System Administrator, Public Health Research Institute

	That's one of the reasons why we get a limited news feed from
timeinc...we only get those groups that relate to our business, and a 
couple of 'fun' ones (like net.jokes), that help lighten up the day. Inews,
at least the one we're running (2.10.2), can also reject articles from
newsgroups you don't want to maintain online.
-- 
				Jim Scardelis
uucp: {vax135|ihnp4}!timeinc!wcom!frodo		
ARPA: 1891@NJIT-EIES.MAILNET@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA
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