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  Sir S. spoke forth saying:
"What newsgroup is this?" toward 
 on 12-15-92  17:15
 JS> Newsgroups:
 JS> comp.graphics,sci.math.num-analysis,sci.math,sci.math.stat,sci.electron
 JS> ics,sci.engr Subject: What newsgroup is this?

 JS> I thought I was looking at sci.engr, but I must be mistaken. I just
 JS> went through several articles about stereotypes and net advertising.
 JS> Out of about thirty articles, there were maybe two or three that had
 JS> anything to do with engineering. Please take it elsewhere.

    Dear sir;

         Please read the Newsgroups: part of your heading next
    time.  This is not a flame.  However,  if you will notice
    "someone" has been cross posting like mad.  It's grossly
    irriatating, but poeple normally don't reply to it from
    sci.electronics (one place where your reply has appeared).

    I suggest though that poeple who do this "cross posting an
    off topic message" into multiple groups should get there net
    access REVOKED.  It's rediculous and costs money.  I don't
    mind off topic messages to much just as long as they are VERY
    short threads.

    The thread "D O E S ..." should be in alt.politics or some
    area of related intrest.  sci.electronics has a LOT of
    bandwidth as it is without cross posts.

    Each cross post cost that much more to be sent.  Say each
    character of ones message costs .01 of a cent to send.  Each
    messa is say 4000 character and cross posted 5 time that
    20000 characters over EACH subscribing institution.  let's
    say there are 1000 universities that echo each of the same
    groups. that 40,000,000 characters.  This means the tax payer
    theoretically payed 400 dollars for that message. This says
    nothing of FOLLOWUPS either.

    It's a very expensive habit.  Especially since it's been
    being cross posted on everything including alt groups.  Which
    is just plain rediculous.

                Stephen Cyberman@Toz.Buffalo.NY.US
             Mangled on Wed  12-16-1992  at 19:18:26

... Please do not look directly into the laser with remaining eye.
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