Re: low level format on a lisa?

[Stephen Shaw <xstephenx@apple2.org.za>]

On Mon, 29 Oct 2001 12:56:17 -0600, Roy Miller wrote:

> Paul Grammens wrote:
>
>> Roy Miller <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote
>> >
>> > Having said that, Paul should have the good grace to not clutter up this
>> > newsgroup with information that can be gotten at another newsgroup.
>>
>> <shrug>  It's no different from someone posting a rude "get lost, this is
>> for Apple II's, not Macs" message.
>
> I've seen very few of that sort of post, if any. And those are still much
> shorter than give out Mac help.
>
>>
>>
>> Some who
>> > read these posts, esp. from outside the US have to pay for each minute
>> that they
>> > are online, and therefore have to download every post and wade through the
>> mess
>> > that others can just "ignore."
>>
>> Sheesh. Even 1200 bps can download a text message in a second or two.
>
> Those who have raised that issue here on this newsgroup have pointed out
> that they have to download ALL messages. Even at at DSL speed, that can be
> more than a second or two. Further, many phone companies charge you for a
> full minute if you only use a second. TransAtlantic calls can cost over a
> $1.00 a minute. Calls to Australia or southern Africa can cost upwards of
> $3.00 a minute. Perhaps some of the non North Americans could enlighten us
> as to what it costs them to read this stuff.

Very true Roy. Luckily I have a friend who works for the telephone monopoly in
this country (South Africa) so I get my newsgroup packets courtesy of a 622 meg
fibre optic line. Otherwise I wouldn't be posting.

>
>> That's
>> a laughable argument.  But there's a simple fix, just set your newsreader to
>> block my posts.  I used to block you, in fact.  Haven't needed to do that
>> since I upgraded my computer a while back. Hope it stays that way.
>
> You are assuming that all newsreaders can do that. I don't know either way.
> I'm a bit doubtful that the newsreaders on my ISP's shell can do that.
> But, the main point is still the same. If people will be good citizens of
> the `Net, then such need not be done. And being a good citizen means
> sticking to the topic, and/or keeping the comments short.
>
> Roy

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