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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Misc. Computer Stuff For Sale
Message-ID: <10686@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 8 Aug 89 21:46:40 GMT
References: <8908081220.AA20681@trout.nosc.mil> 
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article  jm7e+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Jeremy G. Mereness") writes:
>I understand that there are rules for internet bboards such as
>infor-apple, but what about the sister board com.sys.apple on netnews?

INFO-APPLE and comp.sys.apple are gatewayed to each other; it's essentially
a single list.  In any case, comp.sys.apple is a technical newsgroup, and
it's inappropriate to try to exploit technical newsgroups for commercial
purposes, including especially "for sale" postings.  That's why there are
other USEnet newsgroups specifically for buy/sell traffic.

A small amount of consideration should suffice, when you realize that it
costs more to propagate a tech-group message planetwide than the entire
system value involved in these "for sale" postings.  Basically if you post
such an advertisement to this group, you're forcing people who had a
legitimate interest in paying for access to technical traffic to fund your
advertising costs.  That is an unfair burden, and if you don't think so you
should check your thinking.