🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: misc.consumers
Article #5132

Re: DISPUTE OVER A BILL WITH SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER!

#5132
From: Tim Smith
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 03:30
15 lines
1249 bytes
In article <prk.726482825@polaris> prk@planet.bt.co.uk (Peter Knight) writes:
>I have been reading this thread with incredulity:
>
>More civilised countries, eg the UK, have laws about unsolicited goods,
>ie products you didn't order and so have no contract with the supplier.

(1) We aren't talking about unsolicited goods.  There was a contract here.

(2) We are not talking about a civilized country (although the USA does
have laws like the ones you mentioned).

(3) Explain the phrase "civilised countries, eg the UK".  I thought that
eg meant that an example was to follow. :-)

--Tim Smith
Technical Details
Message-ID: <1ite0lINNqnk@shelley.u.washington.edu>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!ogicse!cs.uoregon.edu!news.uoregon.edu!news.u.washington.edu!carson.u.washington.edu!tzs
References: <MCGRANT.93Jan5224235@rascals.stanford.edu> <1993Jan7.012652.8731@ads.com> <prk.726482825@polaris>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!ogicse!cs.uoregon.edu!news.uoregon.edu!news.u.washington.edu!carson.u.washington.edu!tzs
From: tzs@carson.u.washington.edu (Tim Smith)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re: DISPUTE OVER A BILL WITH SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER!
Message-ID: <1ite0lINNqnk@shelley.u.washington.edu>
Date: 12 Jan 93 03:30:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: shelley.1ite0lINNqnk
References: <MCGRANT.93Jan5224235@rascals.stanford.edu> <1993Jan7.012652.8731@ads.com> <prk.726482825@polaris>
Organization: University of Washington School of Law, Class of '95
Lines: 15
NNTP-Posting-Host: carson.u.washington.edu