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From: rodney@taac.ipl.rpi.edu (Rodney Peck II)
Newsgroups: news.newusers.questions
Subject: Re: Signature files (LONG)
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Date: 18 Aug 89 01:57:48 GMT
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In-reply-to: rli@buster.UUCP's message of 16 Aug 89 07:17:55 GMT


In article <549@buster.UUCP> rli@buster.UUCP (Buster Irby) writes:

BI> I am not connected to a university or a large corporation and I do
BI> not pass my network cost on to the taxpaying general public.
BI> Instead, I support my system out of my personal pocket as do a lot
BI> of other hard working people on this net.

My my, but I think that is rather insulting to those of us who happen
to receive news at a university. In fact, it is needlessly insulting.
(note the tactfully short signature from a university researcher who
is DESPARATELY trying not to waste any tax dollars)
--
Rodney