Xref: utzoo news.sysadmin:806 news.misc:1631 comp.mail.uucp:1435 comp.unix.questions:8117 Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!scs!spl1!laidbak!obdient!blair From: blair@obdient.UUCP (Doug Blair) Newsgroups: news.sysadmin,news.misc,comp.mail.uucp,comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Is a NEED for more COMMERCIAL usenet feed providers? Message-ID: <587@obdient.UUCP> Date: 11 Jul 88 12:38:55 GMT Article-I.D.: obdient.587 References: <1155@ndmath.UUCP> <317@ditka.UUCP> <11403@steinmetz.ge.com> <991@gethen.UUCP> Organization: Obedient Software Corp, Wheaton, IL Lines: 28 Summary: PCP Pursuit can be commercial In article <991@gethen.UUCP>, isaac@gethen.UUCP (Isaac Rabinovitch) writes: > You'll note that Telenet is *very* sticky about > PC Pursuit not being used for commerical purposes. > Hmmmm.... we just signed up here and I'm reviewing the PC Pursuit Terms and Conditions document as I write this. I can't see anything in it which would preclude the use of PCP for commercial purposes. It even mentions that you can access databases and bulliten boards that are operated by entities other than Telent and disassociates Telenet from these ventures. Telenet is a common carrier, just like a voice telephone connection, and you can use it to access commercial systems just like you can use the phone to call businesses. Now (and this is VERY important) using PCP (or anything else) to move business documents or information onto usenet or through mail paths which have not agreed to carry your business traffic is a no-no. But there's no reason why you can't use PCP to make a DIRECT connection from your machine to your client's machine and send whatever you want over the link. How do you think Telenet makes its money during the day? :-) Doug ___ _ _ _ _ / \ | | | | |_| _| |_ Doug Blair_______312-653-5527 | | || |_ ___ _| | _ ___ __ |_ _| Obedient Software Corporation | | || ==\ / ==\ /== | | | / ==\ | \ | | 1007 Naperville Road_________ \___/ |___/ \___/ \___| |_| \___/ |_|_| |_| Wheaton, Illinois 60187______