Re: <yawn> Re: binary posts (was Re: where are these objects?)

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From: Ykalon Dragon
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 00:00

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Jeremy Reaban wrote:
> 
> Old Salt wrote in message ...
> <snip>
> > Nope no binary NGs for either of them.  People who are not
> >clueless use alt.bianry.misc and the post a message that a binary was
> >posted there (in the binary NG) with the message ID so others if they
> >wish can get it.
> <snip>
> 
> Rules on binaries are good, but there's not as absolute as they used
> to be. It's not like in the early days of the internet, where you had
> to read every message in a newsgroup, and when hard drive space was
> expensive.
> 
> In this case, he posted a few very small pictures (I think about 4 kb
> each), that had everything to do the subject of this newsgroup (the
> Sims).  I would be shocked if the admin of his ISP did anything to him
> for something so trivial. I've seen people with longer sigs than the
> size of the files he's posted.

I wouldn't be the least shocked. Do the math. If 50 people post a 4-5 kb
post every day it will add up.
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From: Ykalon Dragon <yka...@SoftHome.net>
Subject: Re: <yawn> Re: binary posts (was Re: where are these objects?)
Date: 2000/03/11
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