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From: werner@utastro.UUCP (Werner Uhrig)
Newsgroups: news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: More on the Serious Dilemma.
Summary: PORTAL income, PORTAL competitor, UUNET and STARGATE potential
Message-ID: <3152@utastro.UUCP>
Date: 21 Sep 88 21:36:36 GMT
References: <6849@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US> <2416@sultra.UUCP>
Organization: U. Texas, Astronomy, Austin, TX
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In article <2416@sultra.UUCP>, dtynan@sultra.UUCP (Dermot Tynan) writes:
> In article <6849@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US>, jfh@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US (The Beach Bum) writes:

> > [...] Portal
> > Communications has annual receipts in excess of $1,800,000 and expenses
> > consisting most likely of salaries and phone lines.  The principles
> > are getting rich on the backs of the net and no one seems to care.

	I'd like to see this info substantiated;  is it public info,
	inside info, rumour, educated guess, wild guess ... ??!!
	somehow I don't feel real good reading those quoted 3 lines ...

> > Unless steps are taken to curtail this wanton abuse of the good will

	steps??   gee....hmmm... who is supposed to have just jumped of
	his/her "easy-chair"?!.....

> > of the net, I will take whatever steps needed to raise the required
> > capital to create a Portal Communications Company clone which I will
> > then use to compete directly, head to head, with .portal.com ...

	I'm sure everyone I know would like to see you compete!
	after all, it's the American way to keep prices reasonable
	and service quality high ...

	noone I know cares to just read pre-announcements only, though ..
	I'd be most impressed if this were not just empty words ...

> I would suggest that perhaps UUNET has the facilities in place...

	I'd like the idea of UUNET or STARGATE considering to make some
	money in this area (if there is any to make ?!)

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