Re: A Touch of Strange Book Sale

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From: Chris
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 00:00

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Robin Harrison wrote:

> >>Usenet is a strictly text based medium

                        ^^^^^^who says?

> >>and HTML only increases
> >>bandwidth to no good effect.
>

I don't believe what I'm reading! A sci-fi buff advocating that we
should all remain in the dark ages because change makes him
uncomfortable!!

> >People who have no clue that this is a shared resource, but see
> >it as anything else on their PC, something they can do what
> >they want with.
>

yes, I quite agree - you can't have people doing whatever they want with
their own PC. It'll be all out anarchy! </sarcasm>

> >Same as pirate software really.
>
you really hit the nail on the head that time! Using your PC to mail
hypertext is EXACTLY like illegally copying software. EXACTLY!

> >
> >Those who do own the resources will eventually have to get rather
> >more agressive..  I hope.

The easy solution is, I guess that you get yourselves a decent HTML
reader. Netscape is quite adequate for the job. Reading plain text does
not make you a more hardcore user than anyone else.

CC.

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From: Chris <s3030879@pompeii.mpce.mq.edu.au>
Subject: Re: A Touch of Strange Book Sale
Date: 1998/03/24
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