chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) (07/09/85)
Someone out there (I think it was petsd!root, and it was definitely in
Perkin Elmer land) sent out a newgroup for the group net.bizarre. Since
there has been no discussion on the group, I've tossed a rmgroup out
chasing after it, for what good that will do.
World, please quit mucking around with control messages if you don't know
what you are doing. They make life miserable for the entire network when
you screw up, and create maintenance hassles at best. If your active file
is out of date or something, there are many ways to deal with that without
having to involve the rest of the network.
chuq
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Admirals, extoll'd for standing still,
Or doing nothing with a deal of skill. -- William Cowperwoods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods) (07/10/85)
I have kept silent on all the stuff that's been going on, but I must
emphatically agree with Chuq on this one. This is clearly a malicious
attempt to corrupt the network and we can't tolerate it, all arguments
about censorship are inapplicable here. The analogy is the old cliche:
Freedom of speech does not include the right to shout "fire" in a
crowded theater when there is no fire. Posting of bogus control messages
is a *serious* breach of net etiquette, and if sufficient numbers of
people do this, the net will be destroyed. Whoever the bozo responsible
for this is, I hope you had a good laugh. I also hope your SA finds you
and kicks you off the net. We don't need malicious jerks. I'm willing to
tolerate people who oppose me, even flamers, as long as no one is deliberately
trying to screw up this network. Another cliche, if you will, from Patrick
Henry: I may disagree with what you say, but I will fight for your right
to say it. Addition: As long as you aren't out to destroy the medium that
I (and YOU) are using to communicate.
--Greg
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