On Fri, 13 Jan 1995, Automatic digest processor wrote: > > 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 > I would prefer to have it on the newsgroups. I can subscribe, but because of the nature of my account, I have to pay for each and every piece of e-mail I receive (based on size). With the FML, that can be a nice chunk of my monthly bill. The usenets are free. I'm sure everyone on this group is intelligent enough to recognize flame-bait posts and not let some neanderthal rupture the group. It would be nice if the fml could also be posted once a day to a usenet group... just my .02 [log in to unmask] | Phil Garrett | Home Sales Co. /\XA phi iota 210 | Hunt Valley, Md. "Didn't you wonder why you got all those checks for doing nothing?" "I thought it was because the Democrats were back in power...." [Posted in FML issue 1075]