Re: "Unicycling International" on newsgroup

Unicycle@aol.com
Fri, 23 Feb 1996 02:40:27 -0500

Jack Halpern <jhalpern@super.win.or.jp> writes:
> I disagree. Not posting large binary files makes sense, but issues and info
> concerning UI are of great interest to the newsgroup and mailing list
> subscribers. I think that such messages should be posted, as should Unicon
> VIII stuff.

plunky@skate.demon.co.uk (Iain Hibbert) wrote:
>It is generally considered unacceptable to post binary files to usenet
>discussion groups, for many reasons - the main one in my view is that this
is
>a discussion group, not a publishing forum - a newsletter in a proprietary
>binary format is definitely not appropriate, though sometimes ASCII versions
>can be produced, and people do not mind that.

>the WWW is a perfect place to publish newsletters however..

I agree, and recommend this course of action. Many of us have newsreaders or
internet connections where we pay by the number and size of messages. Let's
respect those people, without depriving the world of our great news and
information.

John Foss, President
International Unicycling Federation
unicycle@aol.com