Re: bincancel:13 large binaries:AR827:@@NCM

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From: The Blue Avenger
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 00:00

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ltcmdr@ix.netcom.com wrote:


>On 1997-01-08 red@redpoll.mrfs.oh.us(RichardE.Depew) said:
>   >Large binary posts do not belong in unmoderated discussion groups.
>   >As a service to, and with the cooperation of, other news
>   >administrators, I run a program that searches for, and issues
>   >advisory cancels for, large binaries in the akr, biz, comp, misc,
>   >news, rec, and sci hierarchies.

>Not that I really care but who asked you to be god in this manner? I
>don't recall it ever being put to a vote amongst the membership of
>the net. I don't recall any kind of poll asking what folks think
>about your providing this "service".

Why should we vote on it, to me it is a great idea, I am sick to death
of people posting large binaries on non-binary newsgroups, not
everyone gets their phone calls for free you know.

>And, fwiw, since you did mention comp in the list of heirarchies, does
>this also include comp.binaries.* groups?
>




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Slam your body down and zigga zig Ahhhhhhhhh !"

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From: howzat@bluenoze.demon.co.uk (The Blue Avenger)
Subject: Re: bincancel:13 large binaries:AR827:@@NCM
Date: 1997/01/12
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