Re: Prices on c.s.n.announce

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From: Anil Trivedi
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 23:40

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In article <1992Aug28.230103.2854@ifi.unizh.ch> lytras@avalon.physik.unizh.ch (Lytras Apostolos) writes:

>    Because of Usenet's roots in academia, and because Usenet depends
>    so heavily on cooperation (sometimes among competitors), custom
>    dictates that advertising be kept to a minimum.  It is tolerated
>    if it is infrequent, informative, and low-hype.
...

All of this sound fine, but sadly irrelevant. Why should the mention
of *prices* be regarded as any more of an advertizement than say that
of technical *features* and *specs* of a product?

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