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From: zjoc01@hou.amoco.com (Jack Coats)
Subject: Re: BEAM Solar Engine "offer" apology
Message-ID: <1994Jan28.121300.9147@amoco.com>
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Date: Fri, 28 Jan 1994 12:13:00 CST
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I totally agree with Fred.

Please don't flame someone just because he used the 'p' word [profit].
If he is blatant about it, being obnoxious and rambling on and on,
then he deserves a flame or so.

But the way he made the offer was totally appropriate.  He is providing
a SERVICE to those of us who are either to lazy or don't have the time
to do what he is doing, and yet desire the service he is providing to be
done.

I think that an offer made once (or even a few descrete times) is 
appropriate, then put any standing offers in a FAQ.

Personally I would like to see a few more services like this provided.
I just want people providing the service to know the responsibility
they are taking on before they start, so as to keep up the quality and
integrety of the net and to keep their reputations as clean and spotless
as possible.

Sorry to use your bandwidth this way, but this is to important an issue
to ignore.

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