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Re: Usenet annoyance emanating from jgd@dixie.com

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From: Todd Hedenstrom
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1992 02:02
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rsklar@netcom.com (Robert M. Sklar) writes:

>Actually thre is a 'usenet' to react.  The "usenet" is all of us and
>if one individual is doing something on the net which is being
>disruptive to the whole usenet community then the sites
>providing that access to dixie.com should take action.  This is all
>part of the agreements made when a site gets a feed and then becomes
>a host... there is a certain amount of responsibility which goes with
>that status.

>I am sure if enough people complained to the site providing the news feed
>to dixie.com some action will be taken.

>Usenet is a privilege and NOT a RIGHT!

I find it interesting that every time a disagreement pops up on the Usenet,
some little control freak decides it's time to get somone's feed cut.  Why
don't you instead just GET A LIFE!!

-- 
Todd++;
refrig@dixie.com

"Others may hate you ... but they cannot beat you ... unless you hate them.
 Then you destroy yourself."     ----  Richard M. Nixon
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References: <PINARD.92Oct29175108@kovic.IRO.UMontreal.CA> <Bwwr8s.8E5@ibmpcug.co.uk> <1992Oct30.192215.17033@netcom.com>

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!rsiatl!refrig
From: refrig@dixie.com (Todd Hedenstrom)
Subject: Re: Usenet annoyance emanating from jgd@dixie.com
Message-ID: <w49p_7=@dixie.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 92 02:02:10 GMT
Organization: Dixie Communications Public Access.  The Mouth of the South.
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