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- From: Lawrence Kirby <fred@genesis.demon.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: YOU'VE GOTTA SEE THIS!!!! - modem.jpg (00/10)
- Date: Sun, 21 Jan 96 22:30:10 GMT
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- Message-ID: <822263410snz@genesis.demon.co.uk>
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- In article <4dso9u$gmu@newsbf02.news.aol.com> ecoury@aol.com "ECoury" writes:
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- > tscheer@cts.com (Tom Scheer) wrote:
- >
- >>Don't post large files to a newsgroup, you're wasting enormous amounts
- >>of bandwidth and disk space all over the world. Just put a pointer
- >>to the picture in your post, and anyone who is interested can check
- >>it out.
- >
- >Don't post condescending, pompous, rude corrective messages to a
- >newsgroup,
-
- I suggest you learn a little bit about netiquette before presuming to
- correct others. Binary posting (especially large ones) is entirely
- inappropriate to discussion newsgroups such as comp.dcom.modems. Tom's
- message was informative and not remotely condescending - just good and
- correct advice.
-
- >you're wasting enormous amounts of bandwidth and disk space all over the
- >world.
-
- Rather insignificant compared to the original.
-
- >Just post a polite, helpful message, and anyone who is interested
- >can check it out.
-
- That's precisely what Tom did. What's your point?
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- Lawrence Kirby | fred@genesis.demon.co.uk
- Wilts, England | 70734.126@compuserve.com
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