[net.general] Commercialism

howards@iddic.UUCP (06/20/83)

Having apologized in the previous message, I have a
comment and question for anyone who would care to 
respond.  I read an article by Mark R. Horton from
Bell Labs called How to Read the Network News.  A quote
from that article reads: "USENET is useful in a number
of ways.  Someone wishing to announce a new program or
product can reach a wide audience."  This seemed to me
to be a license for commercialism.  Is this article
out of date?  Is there available a publication along
the lines of "Miss Manners Guide to the Network"?