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Re: Question about unsolicited Internet Email.

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From: D'Arcy J.M. Cain
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 11:41
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jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu writes:
>As for these messages appearing on "foreign" (relative to the USA)
>networks, well...  *you* folks voluntarily connected to our
>network(s).  That places _some_ responsibility for appropriateness 
>of traffic on you.

What a parochial and narrow minded view.  So the United States is the
centre (*) of the Universe and everyone else revolves around them eh?
Sorry but even if your view were historically true it isn't true today.
The rest of us aren't here under sufferance of the U.S.

>[Question:  Has the sum total of traffic in these newsgroups reached the
>volume of the original e-mail postings everyone is yammering about yet?]

Yes, I think yours pushed it over the top.  What's your point?

>"Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation,
>and is thus a source of civilized delight."  -- William Safire

Have you read your sig lately?

(*) If you think I misspelled centre you're being parochial again.

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From: darcy@druid.uucp (D'Arcy J.M. Cain)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,news.admin.misc
Subject: Re: Question about unsolicited Internet Email.
Message-ID: <1992Oct13.114118.29883@druid.uucp>
Date: 13 Oct 92 11:41:18 GMT
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