Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sri-unix!ron@BRL-TGR.ARPA From: ron@BRL-TGR.ARPA Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: Software Development System Product Announcement Message-ID: <12194@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Aug-84 11:25:29 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.12194 Posted: Mon Aug 6 11:25:29 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Aug-84 01:46:00 EDT Lines: 23 From: Ron NatalieSTOP IT. Mike Muuss, who handles the ARPANET distribution of these lists is on vacation so he can't speak. I am moderator of INFO-MICRO and we have decided on policy for that group that faced a similar problem about a year ago. First, there is nothing we can do about USENET since we don't have any control over it, unlike Internet sites. Second, a plea was made that the following guidelines be followed: Commercial product announcements be limitted to short press release style articles indicating the product and where to obtain furhter information. If you look at the product announcements in any trade magazine you'll see what I mean. Note the difference between product announcement and advertisement. This policy is used on the ARPANET even for groups that are not crosslinked into USENET. I suggest that everyone try to stick to these guidelines before the people who do the gatewaying get pissed off and sever the connection. -Ron