davy@ecn-ee.UUCP (02/29/84)
#R:teltone:-24200:ecn-ee:17100001:000:694 ecn-ee!davy Feb 29 08:03:00 1984 And if SSC *did* use the compact directory as a mailing list, were they right or wrong? There's no law against it, I suppose, but what with all the "no advertising on the net" stuff, is this practice ethical? I personally don't mind (first, I'm not on the list, second, I love junk mail, in moderation), but I'm sure many people hadn't planned on listing their site just to receive mail from some company that happens to be on the net. Perhaps we should wait to hear from SSC (whoever posted their first article, are you listening?) before we condemn them for something they may not have done. --Dave Curry decvax!pur-ee!davy P.S. - This discussion should probably move to net.news