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Paul Gani wrote:
> 
> I would like to make a suggestion for a new newsgroup for the balt.* (and
> possibly dc.* and md.*) areas.
> 
> How about a group called balt.internet-services?  This would be an area
> where ISPs, web hosting companies, web design companies, and other
> internet related consultants and freelancers could post ads for their
> services.  Currently, these companies cannot (offically) advertise on
> USENET, though many of them break the rules and do so anyway.
> 
> In addition, this would provide a way for people who have access to
> newsgroups, but not the WWW to find out about ISPs and other Internet
> related service companies.
> 
> I will state outright that since I operate an ISP, my interest in such a
> group is somewhat self-serving.  However, I am posting this suggestion
> mainly on behalf of the many part time and home-based web programmers and
> consultants we have as customers who don't have any other way to actively
> promote their services.
> 
> I also would have no objection to a general balt.commercial-ads group.
> The bandwidth and storage space required on our news servers to carry such
> commercial ad related groups would be inconsequential, in my opinion,
> especially in compairison to the resources we have to have to carry
> alt.binaries.*, for example.
> 
> All comments welcome.  Please post your replies to this newsgroup, and
> not as direct E-mail to me.  I would prefer a public discussion.
> 
> Paul Gani
> manager, Smartnet Internet Services, LLCSounds like an excellent idea.  Count me in as a subscriber.

Karl C.
kcee@abs.net