Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unmvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!lanl-a!unm-cvax!unmvax!lee From: lee@unmvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: Unpopular product announcement Message-ID: <386@unmvax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 5-Aug-84 15:10:16 EDT Article-I.D.: unmvax.386 Posted: Sun Aug 5 15:10:16 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Aug-84 00:20:53 EDT References: <1036@cca.UUCP>, <737@dual.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque Lines: 18 If we start allowing product announcements to the net we are going to be in BIG trouble. Since product announcements are commercial I cannot see where a vendor should or would draw the line to putting commercial announcements on too. Most of us (who are interested) read the trade magazines. If product announcements are going to be allowed, I suggest that a new newsgroup be created. That way only readers who are interested would have to see them and a vendor whose management gets upset that he is paying for another vendors advertisement can just choose not to accept/forward that group anymore except for the brief moments when he will want to post. Sound unrealistic? You bet! We are asking for it though.... I vote NO. net.wanted is good enough. --Lee -- --Lee (Ward) {ucbvax,convex,gatech,pur-ee}!unmvax!lee