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Article #2377Re: Prices on c.s.n.announce
From: Jim De Arras
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 17:29
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 17:29
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In article <1992Aug28.230103.2854@ifi.unizh.ch> lytras@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (Lytras Apostolos) writes: > > The "comp.newprod" newsgroup is NOT an exception to this rule: > product announcements are screened by a moderator in an attempt to > keep the hype-to-information ratio in check. > You consider price to be 'hype', rather than 'information', I take it. > Just my 0.02 sFr. > > - Apostolos > > -- > lytras@ifi.unizh.ch | Apostolos Lytras > lytras@avalon.physik.unizh.ch | Informatik Club der Uni > lytras@amiga.physik.unizh.ch | Zuerich, SysAdmin Yes, keep the hype down. But the 4-5 ascii chars that involve the price, and are usually replaced in place with 'x's, will save the net many more bytes of traffic. Jim
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!uvaarpa!clem!news From: jmd@cube.handheld.com (Jim De Arras) Subject: Re: Prices on c.s.n.announce Message-ID: <1992Aug29.172910.19278@cube.handheld.com> Sender: news@cube.handheld.com Nntp-Posting-Host: dale Organization: Hand Held Products, Inc. References: <1992Aug28.230103.2854@ifi.unizh.ch> Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 17:29:10 GMT Lines: 23