overloaded messages

[Mike Eisenberg <mike@ericir.syr.edu>]

Dear friends,

Please consider the length of messages that you post - particularly
re-posts - as some of our members pay by the length of messages
received. This is particularly true of items that are tangential to the
field For the JFK message, for example, you might post an abstract
and ask if anyone wants to have it sent in total to contact you directly.

Here's part of the reason why.  I've xx'ed out the name of the LM_NETTER,
but received his/her permission to repost.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 1994 17:12:46 -0500
>From: xxx@aol.com
To: mike@ericir.syr.edu
Subject: Re: Re: Overloaded on JFK?

On Thu, 17 Nov 1994 xxx@aol.com wrote:

> The TARGET on the JFK assassination (11/14-15, overnight) took most of
a 20-minute flashsession to download.  As I have been receiving the digest
form of LM_NET, I didn't have the option of deleting it.  Maybe that's
my fault (for choosing the digest), but I have to wonder if it was
really necessary to post all of that to everybody.  My AOL bill for that
session was $.93--not  much, but multiply by 3000, and we're talking
considerable revenue--I know, I know, not everyone's on their own nickel
like I am.

  I just thought maybe it's time to remind the mailing list to
stick with professional topics and find a bulletin board somewhere for
the sentimental (or whatever) stuff.

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Mike again - I don't think we need a major discussion about what's
appropriate or not.  I just think we need to be considerate of all
members when we post.

Thanks to all for cooperating in our community.

Mike