xanthian@saturn.ADS.COM (Metafont Consultant Account) (02/15/90)
Dean, Carrying a newsgroup is a subscriber's choice. If I choose not to carry a newsgroup, it is because 1) I can't afford the costs (disk space, phone charges, download time), or 2) I have no interest in the subject matter. When you crosspost simply to bypass my subscription choice, you are saying to me that I am a fool who should not be allowed to choose whether to read your posting, so you are going to force it onto my system anyway. Please forgive me if I get a bit irate as a result. [No, I'm not a sysop any more; I'm speaking in the "generic 'me'". ;-) ] -- Again, my opinions, not the account furnishers'. xanthian@well.sf.ca.us (Kent Paul Dolan) xanthian@ads.com - expiring soon; please use Well address for replies. Kent, the (bionic) man from xanth, now available as a build-a-xanthian kit at better toy stores near you. Warning - some parts proven fragile. Just another "overqualified" (read over 40 and previously well paid) unemployed/unemployable computer graphics programming guru. -> METAFONT, TeX, graphics programming done on spec -- (415) 964-4486 <-