cpmlist@Amsaa.ARPA (06/12/84)
From: Dave Towson (info-cpm) <cpmlist@Amsaa.ARPA> Fellow CP/M'ers - I have just received the following message from a reader of this list: Subject: "personal" mail on info-cpm To: info-cpm-request@BRL.ARPA Dave, I may be out of line here, but I don't like having my mailbox cluttered with "personal" messages, like the recent few asking a fellow for copies of the text editor from Dr. Dobbs journal. People are awfully free with carbon copies to info-cpm. If you agree, I wonder if you could put out a message asking folks to be more considerate of what they put out net-wide. Thanks, ------- I feel that this is a very reasonable request. I cannot imagine any reason why the general readership would want to know that Joe User is asking for a copy of some program from an individual source. That is a private transaction, and I ask that you do not send copies of such things to the whole list of readers. Not only do such personal matters waste people's time and computer resources, but they also COST MONEY for our USENET friends, many of whom have considerable telephone bills resulting from their network activities. Please broadcast only general interest messages, and use limited addressing for the private stuff. Thanks. Dave Towson info-cpm-request@amsaa.arpa