PE> I think you meant AUST_TRADING.  But that echo has different rules. I
PE> don't like the idea of disallowing private trading ads.  Personally I
PE> would like to have just the one trading echo, with commercial posts
PE> allowed.

DW> And put up with all of the "Pay me for the free
advertising" posts from 
DW> boring sysops?   ;-)

This is the echo.

DW> Apart from that, commercial uses of Fidonet are against its charter.

You didn't read it properly.  BTW, this echo disproves your point already. 
BFN.  Paul.
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