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From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie )
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Subject: Re: Headhunters in net.jobs
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Date: Sun, 10-Feb-85 19:25:10 EST
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> 
> I think I ought to point out that the Solution is (I believe) a timesharing
> system, and AA personnel a client. This implies, of course, that AA
> Personnel is paying cold cash for their access to the network and
> the postings they do. This also gives them a BETTER claim to do so than
> many, because they ARE directly supporting the costs of the network,
> rather than pretending that it is free.
> 

Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse meeeeeeeeeeeeee.  Justify this for me?  How
is AA directly supporting the costs of the network.  Somehow I doubt it.
What is "The Solution" doing with the money they get from AA for their
postings?  The Solution is a stub of the network off of Atlanta Cable
Works.  Other than their phone charges to akgua, are they supporting
the network.  Does flooding the network with articles support the network?
DECVAX supports the network, The Solution is just going along for the
ride and taking a profit.

Since I worked hard to convince my employer that net news was an
important enough asset to pay for and continually fight to keep it, am I
not just as entitled to it as someone who is paying to log into a
machine to use it?

By the way...If the only thing that is keeping your employees working
for you is the ignorance of other jobs, you probably aren't going to
keep them that long anyway.  This is the exact same stupid argument
(sorry Ira) that we had at the UNIX meetings four years ago.