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Re: Should RTL be hosted on this server?
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Sat, 5 Dec 1998 22:51:43 GMT
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"BOB!! Williams" <ender@pinn.net> wrote:

Count me as a NO vote, but keep in mind that I realized that since
LUGNET is a service provided by Todd, far be it from me to tell him that
he shouldn't make changes to the service that are in his own best
interest, especially since it's a service that I pay nothing for and
reap a significant benefit.  In short, I'd prefer if r.t.l was not
added, but will not gripe and complain if it is.

Me too!  I would much rather keep RTL as a separate entity from LUGNET.
Consider RTL as the first stage for joining the community.  Just as we
direct people from ATL to RTL, we can direct people who are seriously
interested from RTL to Lugnet.

Gary
GaryLouie@EarthLink.Net



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  Re: Should RTL be hosted on this server?
 
Gary Louie wrote in message <3669B8FF.DCED05BD@E...nk.Net>... (...) See Todd, I told you people wouldn't understand (like I didn't). They think that people who access RTL through their servers will automatically be routed through to yours. Truth is, (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Should RTL be hosted on this server?
 
Ok... I'm a newbie to newsgroups, and I have the Mindstorms. Been looking for something like this for a while but never figured out how to do it. In fact I'm still not sure how I got OutLookExpress to do this. If anyone can help me I'd be greatly (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Should RTL be hosted on this server?
 
(...) I think confusion like this is one of the best reasons to NOT include r.t.l on LUGNET. My personal opinion is that crossposting, unless used with great consideration and thoughtfulness, is a bad thing. The biggest problem with crossposting in (...) (26 years ago, 29-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)

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