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In article <CMM.0.88.630161342.cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu> cmm1@CUNIXA.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Christopher M Mauritz) writes:
>While I think this is a good idea, I am somewhat annoyed that this
>arrangement only helps GEnie (a profiteering company) and does naught
>for the users of this net.  So, even though you personally may get no
>benefit from the arrangement, GEnie does and I am therefore against the
>practice.  I'm sure that the powers that be in Usenet will not be
>pleased either.  Just my $.02....

Powers that be?  In Usenet???   :-)

At any rate, I fail to see how this should trouble anybody...I assume they're
paying whoever they're getting the feed from for their trouble, and since it's
a one-way connection (UseNet-->GEnie), it won't effect the bandwidth usage in
the slightest...They are providing a service for their subscribers, who can
use or not use the service at their own choice...If they don't use it, they
don't pay for it.  Who's being harmed in this transaction?  Not the users
of GEnie...those who don't use the service are not harmed, those who do
apparently are willing to pay the price...UseNet as a whole is not harmed,
since it's not adding to the bandwidth usage, and the system providing the
feed to GEnie is not harmed, indeed they are probably benifiting from the
additional income.

So...what's the problem?

Lance


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