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> 21st has been active in letting resellers know if they believe that they
> are SPAMING the list. It was understood that the basis of this list was to
> be collaborative. There was considerable concern that the outcome of the
> list being taken over by a vendor was going to a change the way the list
> would be handled. I for one object that my comments are being used to sell
> products for 21st. 21st is hosting this list but is not their list IMHO.
> Using the comments of this list to market their products with these graphic
> links I believe is inappropriate. As a reseller myself I resent their use
> of my comments to market their business. Every posting carries their URL
> and they are deriving considerable benefit from this alone. 21st has been
Well, there is a way around this that I hinted at, but maybe should
have spelled out; it relies on the fact that the logos are only
seen by people who read the messages themselves, so if that's
only true on my system, let me know.
These messages, I said, are archived too. We can adopt any sig.
file we choose.
(If that's sufficiently clear.)
> was their property because they are hosting it. As I said before I am sure
> we all appreciate the efforts of 21st in hosting this list. They do bring
> you through their site to sign up and all messages contain their URL. I
Yes. That seems to me to be an important point -- all our
posts, for obvious reasons, contain that url. We give it every time
we suggest someone joins this list, too. When I give it I
sometimes say that though the site is commercial and the list
is very kindly hosted by a commercial firm etc. the list is independent;
but I am nonetheless advertising it.
I am not paying for this particular post, but I do pay for
calls made from home through there, and I have an ISP as
well, and pay for local calls as well as their fees.
I also pay (but I will stop the list of Brit. grouses
there!). I too feel somewhat aggrieved.
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Judy Evans jae2@@york.ac.uk
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