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> Dear Ms. Postnews:
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> I couldn't get mail through to somebody on another site. What should I do?
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> -- eager@beaver.dam
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Dear Eager:
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No problem, just post your message to a group that a lot of people read.
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Say, "This is for John Smith. I couldn't get mail through so I'm posting it.
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All others please ignore."
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This way tens of thousands of people will spend a few seconds scanning over
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and ignoring your article, using up over 16 man-hours of their collective
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time, but you will be saved the terrible trouble of checking through usenet
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maps or looking for alternate routes. Just think, if you couldn't distribute
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your message to 9000 other computers, you might actually have to (gasp) call
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directory assistance for 60 cents, or even phone the person. This can cost
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as much as a few DOLLARS (!) for a 5 minute call!
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And certainly it's better to spend 10 to 20 dollars of other people's money
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distributing the message than for you to have to waste $9 on an overnight
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letter, or even 29 cents on a stamp!
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Don't forget. The world will end if your message doesn't get through, so
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post it as many places as you can.
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Em
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