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Date: Tue, 12 Apr 1994 08:00:41 GMT
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From: [e-mail] (Mark Moraes)
Subject: Changes to "Rules for posting to Usenet"
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Archive-name: posting-rules/diff
Original-author: [e-mail] (Mark Horton)
Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)
Last-change: 5 Apr 1994 by [e-mail] (Mark Moraes)

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  Original-author: [e-mail] (Mark Horton)
  Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)
! Last-change: 25 Apr 1993 by [e-mail] (Mark Brader)

  This message describes some of the rules of conduct on Usenet.  The rules
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  Original-author: [e-mail] (Mark Horton)
  Comment: enhanced & edited until 5/93 by [e-mail] (Gene Spafford)
! Last-change: 5 Apr 1994 by [e-mail] (Mark Moraes)

  This message describes some of the rules of conduct on Usenet.  The rules
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! Announcement of professional products or services on Usenet is allowed;
! however, since someone else is paying the phone bills for this, it is
! important that it be of overall benefit to Usenet.  Post to the
! appropriate newsgroup -- comp.newprod -- never to a general purpose
! newsgroup such as "misc.misc".  Clearly mark your article as a product
! announcement in the subject.  Never repeat these -- one article per
! product at the most; preferably group everything into one article.
! Advertising hype is especially frowned upon -- stick to technical
! facts.  Obnoxious or inappropriate announcements or articles violating
! this policy will generally be rejected.  This policy is, of course,
! subject to change if it becomes a problem.


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! Announcement of professional products or services on Usenet is allowed,
! provided suitable restraint is exercised. Since someone else is paying
! the phone bills for this, it is important that it be of overall benefit
! to Usenet.  Post such information ONLY to comp.newprod -- never to a
! general purpose newsgroup such as "misc.misc".  comp.newprod is a
! moderated group; you can get the submission guidelines from the article
! "Welcome to comp.newprod", posted periodically to comp.newprod and
! news.answers.  You can also get this article by sending a mail message to
! [e-mail] with the single line:
!     send usenet-by-group/news.answers/newprod
!
! General guidelines: Clearly mark your article as a product announcement
! in the subject.  Never repeat these -- one article per product at the
! most; preferably group everything into one article.  Advertising hype is
! especially frowned upon -- stick to technical facts.  Obnoxious or
! inappropriate announcements or articles violating this policy will
! generally be rejected.  This policy is, of course, subject to change if
! it becomes a problem.
!
! There exists an alternative hierarchy called "biz" specifically for
! commercial postings.  See the articles "Alternative Newsgroup
! Hierarchies, Part I" and "Alternative Newsgroup Hierarchies, Part II",
! posted periodically to several newsgroups, including news.announce.newusers.
! You can also get these articles by sending a mail message to
! [e-mail] with the lines:
!         send usenet-by-group/news.answers/alt-hierarchies/part1
!         send usenet-by-group/news.answers/alt-hierarchies/part2