Re: John Winston is not a real person?

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From: Rich Payne
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 19:33

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In article <93006.170545U37460@uicvm.uic.edu> <U37460@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
>In article <1993Jan6.193721.20654@netcom.com>, payner@netcom.com (Rich Payne)
>says:
>>Cost is about $20/month, currently. They charge a lot for storage
>>however, which means that if you get a lot of mail, the cost can go
>>way up. They also have a large PD/Shareware library and a graphics
>Hmm.  Very interesting.  So if John Winston gets a large amount of mail,
>his monthly fees would skyrocket?  Assuming he is not wealthy in the extreme
>this might be a way for someone to annoy him!  Or quiet him.  Comments?

I once mailed myself about a megabyte of split uuencoded GIF (just one)
and was shocked to pay a $20 storage fee next month.

I think that this is a bit unethical. It will also waste far more net
bandwith than John's postings. I do not think that this is a great
idea.

>>library which includes lots of GIFS etc...
>>
>>Rich
>>
>>payner@netcom.com
>>
>Ethan Haslett
>u37460@uicvm.uic.edu


Rich

payner@netcom.com

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Subject: Re: John Winston is not a real person?
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