Re: FAQs - to spam or not to spam

Mike Holloway (holloway@cris.com)
Wed, 5 Jun 1996 17:23:46 -0400 (EDT)

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At 11:19 AM 6/3/96 -0400, you wrote:
> I have
>received a couple of complaints from people who say that although they
>appreciate the FAQ they do not appreciate having to download it twice a
>month as it is quite long. One person actually likened it, in a polite and
>reasoned way, to spam.

Noncomprehende. They don't have to download anything they don't want to.
Spam is off-topic and mass-posted advertising. If they're clueless newbies,
just set `em straight.

Mike Holloway
holloway@cris.com

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