🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 26 Jan 1998 23:23:14 GMT, Matthew Baillie (cm096@torfree.net) wrote:
: Nabil M. El-Khodari (falcon@torfree.net) wrote:
: : Solutions to TFN bandwidth problems:

: : a. Discontinue not.torfree.net and all its afilliated sites 
: :    (gts.torfree.net, etc.)
: : b. Cancel all accounts outside the Toronto area (those people use telnet 
: :    to reach TFN). They are most likely the least contributing members to the 
: :    donations. They also must have other accounts to reach the TFN, so no 
: :    harm will be done. Such approach has been implemented by one of the 
: :    Finnish FreeNets. 

Nabil, when you can demonstrate that either of the above would have any
effect on the TFN bandwidth (after you have been shown repeatedly that
they don't)  we'll listen to you. 

: I'd love to see some proof of the statement made above.  I AM one of 
: those who live outside of Toronto...I do not have another account with 
: which I use to access the TFN.  This is the only access I have as a 
: matter of fact.  As for us being the "least contributing members to the 
: donations" I'd love to see some hardcore proof of that.  Don't go around 
: generalizing like that.  So what if I don't make a donation!  It's not 
: mandatory that I do, is it?  Think about it though...if this is my only 
: connection, and I live outside of Toronto, do you think that I have the 
: money to make a donation?  I certainly don't.

Just because you cannot afford to make a donation does not make you any
the less welcome. That is why we are here.

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