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From: james@parody.tecc.co.uk (James Raynard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: REPOST: quick and dirty pcmcia support
Date: 11 Jan 1996 00:41:51 GMT
Organization: Private FreeBSD Site
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Message-ID: <JAMES.96Jan11004151@parody.tecc.co.uk>
References: <4cq6j1$f5o@news.eecs.umich.edu> <DKvJFt.Fxp@icon.pp.se>
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In-reply-to: daniel@icon.pp.se's message of Mon, 8 Jan 1996 18:02:17 GMT

>>>>> In article <DKvJFt.Fxp@icon.pp.se>, daniel@icon.pp.se (Daniel Eriksson) writes:
>> 
>> Dan Muntz (dmuntz@quip.eecs.umich.edu) wrote:

[Apologies for quoting a quote from a quote, I didn't see the original
posting]

>> > Someone sent a nastygram to my postmaster about the previous posting
>> > of this code, and either this (anonymous) twit or our local "User
Advocates"

I mailed your postmaster (in the normal way, not anonymously) asking
him/her whether their AUP mentioned posting binaries to discussion
groups and if so to remind you of its contents. As posting binaries,
particularly large ones, to discussion groups, is generally considered
a form of net.abuse, I don't see anything wrong with my actions.

>> > cancelled the post.  As I have had no problems in the past with my code
>> > postings to this group (and the 386bsd groups, previously), and have
>> > received requests for reposting, here it is again.  Should this post
>> > be cancelled as well, I'd appreciate any pointers to the
canceller.  If such

A posting was in fact made to this group by the person who cancelled it,
explaining why they cancelled your post.

>> > posts are not considered appropriate here, perhaps a discussion should
>> > be started in this group about them.  Seems a bit nicer and more
productive

What's the point? The ground rules for Usenet were established many
years ago - please refer to the FAQ for news.announce.newusers.

I'm sorry if my approach appears to be excessively heavy-handed, but
this is the thin end of an extremely thick wedge. Suppose everyone in
the core team decided to follow your example and post their code to
the newsgroup - this newsgroup would become totally unuseable. Please
remember that many people have to access the Internet over slow
connections at their own expense (and to pay for their phone calls).

James
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