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From: hogan@rosevax.UUCP (Andy Hogan)
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Subject: Re: Re: Removing Macintosh related groups from the net.
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Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 09:01:57 EST
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 Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology writes:
>> [net.sources.mac is highly relevant to my work, therefore...]
>> I have to strongly protest any attempt to limit mac.sources in any way until 
>> it can be shown that there are no other alternatives. ....
> 
> Have you considered mailing floppies as an alternative?  It's a LOT cheaper,
> and it means that the bills are paid by you rather than by others.  

Mailing floppies suffers from two relatively minor problems (possible physical
damage, including magnetic scrambling, and relatively long delays for non-first
class mail) and one MAJOR one as compared to electronic distribution: very
low connectivity.  Or am I supposed to buy 1000 floppies (at $3 minimum each)
and get a bulk mailing license?  This is the exact reason electronic mail
and computer bulletin boards are popular means for distributing personal-
computer public domain software.

>You are
> ignoring the fact that many of the sites paying the bills are *not* using
> the Macintosh in Unix-related work.  It sounds like interesting stuff, but
> why exactly should I pay for voluminous newsgroups related to it?

Oh, phoo.  NO sites are using net.(religion, movies, etc.) in their 
Unix-related work.  Why pick on a group that IS being used?

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Andy Hogan   Rosemount, Inc.   Mpls MN
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