Xref: utzoo news.sysadmin:800 news.misc:1619 comp.mail.uucp:1427 comp.unix.questions:8054 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!uwvax!oddjob!ncar!ames!ucsd!ucsdhub!esosun!seismo!uunet!swlabs!jack From: jack@swlabs.UUCP (Jack Bonn) Newsgroups: news.sysadmin,news.misc,comp.mail.uucp,comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Is a NEED for more COMMERCIAL usenet feed providers? Message-ID: <1466@swlabs.UUCP> Date: 8 Jul 88 12:37:30 GMT References: <1155@ndmath.UUCP> <317@ditka.UUCP> <11403@steinmetz.ge.com> <991@gethen.UUCP> <4737@killer.UUCP> Reply-To: jack@swlabs.UUCP (Jack Bonn) Organization: Software Labs, Ltd. Easton, CT USA Lines: 53 In article <4737@killer.UUCP> wisner@killer.UUCP (Bill Wisner) writes: >>A good suggestion, which I was thinking of employing myself, but one to >>be used with caution. You'll note that Telenet is *very* sticky about >>PC Pursuit not being used for commerical purposes. > >Would you please, then, explain why TELENET promotes the use of PC Pursuit >to access commercial systems like Portal, Mnematics, and Exec PC? > >Believe me, our friends at US Sprint have no problem with non-commercial >people using PC Pursuit to access commercial services. I have spent the last day trying to unearth some early documentation regarding PC Pursuit which I remember clearly stated that PC Pursuit was appropriate for personal and SMALL BUSINESS applications (emphasis mine). I would be glad to continue looking around. But can anyone tell me: 1) Did I dream this? 2) Did Telenet have a change a heart (or regulation)? 3) If I did see this, can anyone supply the applicable quote? 4) Did I miss an alternative? I _did_ find the following on the PC PURSUIT 800 INFO BBS: PCP> With PC Pursuit, you can: PCP> PCP> ---> Transfer files - such as spreadsheets, word processing documents, PCP> and graphics - to business associates PCP> PCP> ---> Upload and download public domain software from thousands of PCP> Bulletin Board Systems in each PC Pursuit city PCP> PCP> ---> Correspond with friends who have communicating PC's PCP> PCP> ---> Access valuable business information and databases for research PCP> PCP> ---> Shop and advertise in electronic catalogs. I think that the reference to "business associates" in the 4th line is the most telling; I don't believe that PC Pursuit is in any way limited to non-commercial use (even links from commercial to commercial sites). The only thing they seem to forbid is the reselling of services. I would assume that this would forbid uunet from calling me on PC Pursuit and adding a surcharge for this service. Oh well, I guess there are limits to everything. -- Jack Bonn, <> Software Labs, Ltd, Box 451, Easton CT 06612 uunet!swlabs!jack