Bill and Chris and the rest of the FML:
 
        While I have no problems with gating to rec.pets, you will attract a lot
of attention.  Will all of the people on this list be able to realize when they
are being bated by someone who really doesn't care anything about ferrets....
 
        I think I could, but I'm not sure everyone (all 600+) could, and we may
waste a lot of bandwidth condemning people for posting recipes for fried
ferrets, etc.  This form of organized aggression is not uncommon on the
newgroups, and we've seen it here on the FML once of twice.  (Bill - I think
this would require a lot of vigilance on your part to remove out any
objectionable posts....)
 
        But my question is:  Is there any reason that people on the Internet in
all of it's forms and fashions (including Compuserve, AOL, etc.) can't subscribe
to the FML?  I know Dr. Weiss is coming in from AOL.
 
        If it's accessible to everyone, why do we have to gate it out?  Why
can't people just subscribe like the rest of us have....?
 
       Bruce Williams, DVM                 Department of Veterinary Pathology
       [log in to unmask]         Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
       (202) 782-2600/2602                 Washington, D.C.  20306-6000
[Posted in FML issue 1073]