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Re: who pays for USENET

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From: Simon Edward Spero
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 22:10
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In article <1992Sep28.134442.4772@r-node.gts.org> marc@r-node.gts.org (Marc Fournier - Sys Admin) writes:

   In article <1a2chbINN7fq@nigel.msen.com> emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti) writes:
   >Who pays for USENET?  I pay for USENET.
   >
   >Every month I get a bill in the mail it says
   >
   >	USENET		$4,000,000,000.00

	   What do you get for this????  Is this a joke, or totally 
   serious??

Isn't it strange how you never see Ed and Bill Gates together? Every time 
I've seen Ed, he hasn't been driving a Porche 959, just like Bill doesn't.
Pretty suspicious, huh?

Simon
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From: ses@cmns-sun.think.com (Simon Edward Spero)
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Subject: Re: who pays for USENET
Date: 29 Sep 92 22:10:29
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